The Duncans Are Coming
by Michael N. Wilton
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Pub Date 23 Apr 2020 | Archive Date 27 Dec 2020
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Description
Accepting an offer from his uncle, Lord Beddington, to learn about estate management, William Duncan gets involved in raising money to support their local hospital.
After a series of unfortunate accidents to Lord Beddington and his wife, William is persuaded by his aunt’s rival on the council to enlist the help of his father, General Duncan, whose previous visit resulted in a yachting catastrophe, still remembered with anguish by his uncle.
Her daughter, Lavinia, is coordinating the hospital PR campaign and sets out to trap William into marriage. But William is in love with Kate, the daughter of an extreme left-wing councillor.
Luckily, help is at hand in the shape of Algy Frobisher, the General’s ADC, who turns up to help him out of a number of dramatic encounters, including dealing with his father’s escalating Mess bills, a dramatic air rescue and the hunt for an elusive treasure that he hopes will solve all their problems and win back his love.
Advance Praise
"Pirate treasure, US Air Force, cottage hospitals, alcoholic British generals, money-hungry women and a naïve main character. Michael Wilton has written another supremely witty masterpiece, this time based around a needy aristocrat and his formidable wife. Only this author could have woven such a diverse range of characters into a book that both hilariously entertains and educates at the same time, for there is a serious message here. Don’t let the Duncans near you!"
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9798639844195 |
| PRICE | £1.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews
Nancy W, Reviewer
This was a book written with humor. William Duncan goes to visit his uncle, Lord Beddington to learn about estate management. He gets involved with two women, one who thinks he has money and she wants to marry and have some of it and the other he thinks he loves. His uncle and aunt both are in the hospital from accidents and he calls his dad in to help him with his problems.
General Duncan is a drinker who is broke with a huge mess hall bill. Then the wealthy aunt shows up but she does not like the drinking. Keep the characters straight and the trouble they each find themselves in from one day to the next. Don't forget the ship with the treasure too.
Saju K, Reviewer
One of the feel good humorous book which will keep you in splits the whole time. The adorable William Duncan, his father the general, his to be fiancée, the girl whom he loves and the dependable adjutant , all these characters have made the book a very enjoyable one to be read and read again. The timeline of the story is short and the jump from one event to another is so seamless that you are completely drawn in to the story.
Highly recommended for a good laugh .
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