SNOBS: Edith Lavery, the attractive only child of a middle-class accountant, leaves behind her dull job when she manages to bag one of the most eligible bachelors in town. But is life amongst the aristocracy really all that it seems... PAST IMPERFECT: Damian Baxter is very, very rich. But he has one concern: who should inherit his fortune. A letter from an ex-girlfriend suggests Damian may have fathered a child, but the letter is anonymous. Finding the truth will not be easy - and the only man who can help is Damian's sworn enemy...

Author Biography

Julian Fellowes is a writer, actor, director, producer and TV presenter. His acting credits include the role of Lord Kilwillie in Monarch of the Glen, as well as film roles in Shadowlands, Damage and Tomorrow Never Dies. His TV writing credits include the immensely successful Downton Abbey and BAFTA nominated The Prince and the Pauper, which he also produced. His first cinema screenplay, Gosford Park, won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. He also wrote the screenplay for The Young Victoria. His debut as a director, Separate Lies, was released to acclaim in 2006. Julian is married to Emma, nee Kitchener and they have one son, Peregrine. Julian Fellowes became a life peer in 2010.