Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThe Gentlemen Go ByElizabeth HousdenThe date is 1788 – the year before the French Revolution that spells the end for many a French aristocrat.Tension is permanently in the air and France will soon be changed forever.In England, however, Edward, the young Earl of Roxford is dead,caught by a stray bullet in a foreign land, fighting for hiscountry. A widower for several years he leaves behind his onlychild, his adopted daughter, the Lady Sophia Catesby, only 19years old but, on reaching the age of majority, she will be aconsiderable heiress.To protect her from fortune hunters and to keep her as long aspossible from the clutches of his loathed younger brother,William, now, of course, the new Earl of Roxford, Edwardinserts a clause into his will. If he dies before she reaches 21years, Lady Sophia is to become the ward, and reside,chaperoned, in the house of Edward’s first cousin and bestfriend, the Marquis Jacques St Aubin at his home on the Isle ofWight.Furious at having to leave her lively London friends, Sophia hasno option but to agree to the demand and accompanied by hernurse and ladies’ maid, with much reluctance but a degree ofcuriosity about this unknown cousin, they leave for the Isle ofWight.She is met from the boat that ferries her to the Island byJacques’ clerk, the young Robert Havering, unusually familiarand a very unservile servant. Her guardian is not there to greether. He is away somewhere on his sailing boat but Robert tellsher he will be home very soon – probably by the next morning. Sophia has to curb her curiosity for although he sounds deadly dull – a farmer and a magistrate, probably middle aged and set in his ways, albeit an heir to a dukedom, nonetheless her father has chosen him to care for her over many others who could fulfill that role.She is to be very surprised – pleasantly surprised. But who really is Jacques? One thing is for sure he is not in theleast dull or middle aged. Sophia’s life is to be changed forever but in the background is her dangerous Uncle William, who cares for nothing but money. And there is a clause in his late brother’s will that might just, if handledproperly, make him a fortune. Sophia is a pawn and in danger but as yet, she does not know it… Elizabeth HousdenAuthorElizabeth was born in the South of England and grew up in The Isle of Wight where sherode and kept horses and learned to sail with the world famous yachtsman, Uffa Fox, aclose friend of her father. Her father was a banker and my mother a professional artist.Elizabeth often uses her mother’s illustrations on the covers of her novels, sometimes sheeven uses her own drawings.“The Gentlemen Go By” is the fifth fantastic novel written by Elizabeth, and her first forayin to historical fiction. Elizabeth’s other titles have never received less than four stars onAmazon.For all of her novels she takes inspiration from a variety of sources and the titles of hernovels are always quotes from somewhere. “The Gentlemen Go By” is inspired by thepoem ‘A Smuggler's Song’ by Rudyard Kipling. The refrain is mirrored by the book inoutline and printed at the beginning and again at the end. Although completelyimaginary, none the less it is based on a real life character who lived and worked on theIsle of Wight.Elizabeth also did the painting that is used as the cover. Can you spot the "deliberatemistake" in it?
One thing readers all have in common is their appreciation and enjoyment of Elizabeth’snovels, every title has received a resounding, “I look forward to reading my next ElizabethHousden novel!“This is a fantastic growing author; keep an eye on her for her latest work!http://housdenpublishing.co.uk/books/If you would like a copy of ‘The Gentlemen Go By’ to review or feature please contactKris BarnesofAuthoramp.Elizabeth Housden is also available for interview viaKris BarnesPress release created& distributed by:
