Released on = November 30, 2006, 2:59 pm

Press Release Author = Mick Drake

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Wellwithoute, the ancestral home of the Dangwell family and
the only mock Moghul mansion in Great Britain, set in the midst of the unspoilt
Cheetlinshire countryside, is in deep financial trouble.

Press Release Body = Wellwithoute, the ancestral home of the Dangwell family and the
only mock Moghul mansion in Great Britain, set in the midst of the unspoilt
Cheetlinshire countryside, is in deep financial trouble. Surrounded by creditors,
the bank unwilling to extend its overdraft facilities, the spice businesses upon
which the family built its fortune, a distant memory. Lord Frederick Ferdinand
Dangwell is at the end of his tether. To add to his woes, her majesty`s government
have removed his hereditary peerage and his elder adopted son Gordon, who is
something big in the city, is unwilling to risk any of his substantial fortune to
save the estate.

Lord Dangwell`s only faint glimmer of hope is that his younger son Harold can
somehow be persuaded to marry Veronica, the poetic elder daughter of Lord Rodney
Jeremiah Entwisle, the rudest and richest man in Cheetlinshire. Lord Rodney is
desperate to rid himself of Veronica who is infecting his wife with literary
yearnings, and is prepared to pay a substantial sum to Lord Dangwell if he can
successfully arrange a marriage convenient to the two scheming lords.

Lord Dangwell`s wife lady Nora, is too preoccupied with her restoration of
Wellwithoute`s extensive gardens to take any notice of the financial crisis
surrounding the estate. The housekeeper, Cicilly Hindmarsh, whose abuse of the
English language is only equalled by her misuse of kitchen implements as she
prepares delicious meals for her favourite lord, stands helplessly by as Harold is
drawn into his father`s web of intrigue.

Harold Hepelwhite Dangwell is a failed artist with a chequered past and an even more
chequered future, who has recently completed an art restoration course and is on the
lookout for his first substantial commission. He is inveigled into Entwisle Hall on
the pretext of restoring a portrait of one of lord Entwisle`s ancestors. To lord
Dangwell`s delight Harold is a hit with both of lord Entwisle`s daughters, but
trouble beckons as the sisters jockey for position, the portrait is damaged beyond
repair, and Harold is banished from Entwisle Hall seemingly forever.

Against all expectations the picture and Harold`s reputation are restored, and
Harold somehow becomes engaged to Veronica Jasmine Entwisle, resolving to go through
with the marriage to save the Dangwell estate from financial ruin. Harold`s best
friend and best man Chestall Tate, his sister Rosemary, and her two lively twins,
disapprove of the match and hatch a scheme to scupper lords Dangwell`s and
Entwisle`s carefully laid plans.

Following eventful Stag and Hen parties, the drama reaches its climax in the small
Norman chapel at Mavis Enderby, presided over by the Reverend Lionel Goodfellow, a
born again vicar with high church affectations and a penchant for old religious
texts. The wedding ceremony is underway and the Tate family are preparing to
disrupt the proceedings when an intervention comes from a most unexpected direction.


About the Author:

Mick Drake was born in the West Midlands and grew up in Sutton Coldfield. After
leaving school he followed a career in retailing before gaining a degree in fine
art. Finding it impossible to make a living as a budding artist, Mick returned to
retailing, managing supermarkets for several years before leaving to set up a
conservation scheme in Wolverhampton and joining local government. After he gained a
degree in management studies, Mick and his family moved to Lincolnshire where he
works in Economic Regeneration encouraging the development of businesses in the
county. Mick lives in Lincoln with his wife, children and grandchildren and can
often be found in the garden or on the golf course. Mick is currently writing a
sequel to All`s Well At Wellwithoute - his first published novel.


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