Welcome to Batch Magna, a place where anything might happen. And often does...
When the old squire of Batch Magna died, the life of distant relative Humphrey, an amiable, overweight short-order cook from the Bronx, turned into a movie. Now, as Sir Humphrey, he has acquired not only a new title but also a new love: the Honourable Clementine Wroxley. He and Clem plan to marry, settle into Batch Hall and begin a new life together.



Their finances at this early stage rest on the estate's shooting and fishing, stepping stones to a more secure future. But one day a cold wind from beyond their valley visits Batch Magna in the shape of badger baiters discovered in Cutterbach Wood. They are routed, but their defeat entails such disaster that Humphrey and Clem are driven to the wall, left with no way out but to sell the estate, and their future along with it.



And then Miss Wyndham, village spinster and amateur sleuth, rides to the rescue on the 49 bus...



What readers are saying about The Batch Magna Chronicles series:
"An enchanting mixture of The Wind in The Willows and The Darling Buds of May. An England that doesn't exist but surely should."



"Reading this book was like sitting down for a nice long chat with an old friend. I loved reading the Welsh village descriptions; it felt like coming home. ... I eagerly await the next instalment of the Batch Magna crew!"



"I first got this book out of the local library, and then brought a copy - I wanted to read it again and again. It's a treasure, a smashing read, funny and beautifully written."



"These books are such fun, darkly comic and full of great characters. ... Batch Magna is a place I would love to find, and the river sounds idyllic."



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