Downturn Abbey
| By: | Ross O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Publisher: | Penguin Ireland |
| Published: | July 2015 |
| Pages: | 4405 |
| Categories: | Fiction |
| Language: | English |
| Available as: | Ebook |
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Since inheriting a pile in Killiney, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly - schools rugby legend, lover of the ladeez and award-winning author - can add a new string to his not inconsiderable (you know what I mean) bow - lord of the manor. Downturn Abbey is the story of how he tackles his new responsibilities. Or not. The century is not yet a teenager, yet everything is shrouded in gloom. People are tightening their belts, rationing and making do. Across Europe, there is uncertainty, with the possibility of, like, serious conflict hanging in the air. Yet, amidst the splendour of Honalee - a mock-something-or-other mansion that Ross and Sorcha recently inherited - life goes on.
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