Past Imperfect

Past Imperfect
Julian Fellowes
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Paperback
h197 x 134mm - 528pg
25 Sep 2014 UK
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9781780229232
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Damian Baxter is hugely wealthy and dying. He lives alone in a big house in Surrey, looked after by a chauffeur, butler, cook and housemaid. He has but one concern - his fortune in excess of 100 million and who should inherit it on his death. PAST IMPERFECT is the story of a quest. Damian Barker wishes to know if he has a living heir. By the time he married in his late thirties he was sterile (the result of adult mumps), but what about before that unfortunate illness? He was not a virgin. Had he sired a child? A letter from a girlfriend from these times suggests he did. But the letter is anonymous. Damian contacts someone he knew from their days at university. He gives him a list of girls he slept with and sets him a task: find his heir!
'Guaranteed page turners don't come much better than Past Imperfect...witty, intelligent and elegantly written' SUNDAY HERALD 'This delightful comedy of manners from a master of social satire is perceptive, acute and ultimately very poignant.' GOOD BOOK GUIDE
Julian Fellowes, actor, writer, director, producer and TV presenter, was educated at Ampleforth, Cambridge and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. As an actor he is probably best known for his portrayal of the incorrigible Lord Kilwillie in the BBC's 'Monarch of the Glen', as well as film roles in 'Shadowlands' with Anthony Hopkins, 'Damage' with Jeremy Irons and 'Tomorrow Never Dies' with Pierce Brosnan. As a writer for TV, he is responsible for the Emmy winning 'Little Lord Fauntleroy' and the BAFTA nominated 'The Prince and the Pauper', which he also produced. His first screenplay for the cinema was 'Gosford Park', directed by Robert Altman, which won a plethora of prizes, not least the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. He also wrote the screenplay for the recent version of 'Vanity Fair', starring Reese Witherspoon, and 'The Young Victoria', currently in post-production. His debut as a director, 'Separate Lies', was released to acclaim in 2006. As well as his novel 'Snobs', he has written a children's book, and the book for the musical of 'Mary Poppins' for Disney. Julian is married to Emma, nee Kitchener, and they have one son, Peregrine.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781780229232
Published: 25 Sep 2014
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback
Height: 197mm
Width: 134mm
Pages: 528
Dewey: 823.92

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