{"product_id":"les-chroniques-de-bond-street-tome-3-colonel-sandhurst-a-la-rescousse-la-derniere-saison","title":"The Chronicles of Bond Street: Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue - The Last Season (Volume 3)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eThe Poor Relation Hotel has never lived up to its name so well: the accounts are at zero.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eThe guests, no matter how aristocratic, are bad payers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eIt's time to crack down, and what better target than Lord Gray, who has accumulated six months of overdue rent?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eIt's Colonel Sandhurst's turn to roll up his sleeves, but his mission takes a different turn when he accidentally crosses paths with Frederika, Lord Gray's daughter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eHostage-taking, ransom demand... Sandhurst is ready to do anything to recover the hotel's debts. But Frederika, delighted to escape her father's clutches, takes the opportunity to flirt, risking disrupting the colonel's plans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📖 The opinion of the Old Grimoire Bookstore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy our editorial \u0026amp; librarian committee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eM.C. Beaton continues with this third volume her delightful chronicle of the misadventures of the Poor Relation Hotel, confirming her talent for romantic comedy and social satire of the English Regency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume features Colonel Sandhurst, tasked with collecting debts from a bad-paying aristocrat, in a plot that quickly turns into a farce when he meets Frederika, the debtor's daughter. The author excels at transforming a simple matter of unpaid rent into a romantic comedy full of twists and turns, where hostage-taking and ransom become pretexts for playful banter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strength of this series lies in its ability to portray with humor and tenderness the contradictions of an impoverished aristocracy that refuses to renounce its rank. Beaton masters the art of witty dialogue and comical situations, while preserving a true emotional depth in the relationships between her characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend this volume to readers of the series and to all lovers of light and witty historical romances. M.C. Beaton's world, halfway between Jane Austen and P.G. Wodehouse, offers a delightful escape into Regency London, where love always triumphs over social conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur rating:\u003c\/strong\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐ — A sparkling romantic comedy that confirms M.C. Beaton's talent for Regency novels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"© 2026 Le Grimoire Ancien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57227067261253,"sku":"9782226476876","price":22.41,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1007\/1333\/3061\/files\/les-chroniques-de-bond-street-colonel-sandhurst-a-la-rescousse-la-derniere-saison-tome-3-4789393.jpg?v=1778591530","url":"https:\/\/legrimoireancien.com\/en\/products\/les-chroniques-de-bond-street-tome-3-colonel-sandhurst-a-la-rescousse-la-derniere-saison","provider":"© 2026 Le Grimoire Ancien","version":"1.0","type":"link"}