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Past Imperfect

From the creator of DOWNTON ABBEY and THE GILDED AGE

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Past Imperfect

By: Julian Fellowes
Narrated by: Richard Goulding
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Damian Baxter is very, very rich - and he's dying. He lives alone in a big house in Surrey, looked after by a chauffeur, butler, cook and housemaid. He has but one concern: who should inherit his fortune...

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...©2008 Julian Fellowes Amateur Sleuths Fatherhood Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Parenting & Families Relationships Fiction Comedy
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It’s interesting only if you’re of that class. This one failed for me, though I loved Snobs, his other book.

It drags a great deal

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Really enjoyed this book. Nicely constructed and the author cleverly included some comical moments/thoughts through the story to give some light and shade.

Great story

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great story and brought to life by Richard, an awesome reader. A story for anytime.

loved this 👍

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Great historical story told in beautiful language
An understanding of why one oughtn’t
to aspire to theses people.

An excellent insight into the upper classes of UK

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Stuffy and boring . The story line had potential but the presentation was boring and very stuffy. I couldn’t listen beyond the first 2-3 chapters

Synopsis sounded like a good read BUT

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