Welcome to Batch Magna, a place where anything might happen. And
often does... Sir Humphrey has offered to play Father Christmas at
the local hospital, but disaster strikes when he realises he won't
be able to buy the sack of toys he'd promised the children. Rupert,
a gentleman of the road, is found asleep in an old car in the
Hall's coach house. He is scrubbed up and given a room at the Hall,
where two guests are already staying: a businessman and his rather
young female companion. When money goes missing from their bedroom,
Rupert is accused, and Miss Wyndham, the village's amateur sleuth,
decides to investigate the matter. Meanwhile, local author Phineas
Cook has come up with the idea of a resident ghost at the Hall to
attract paying guests. All goes smoothly until the ghostly actors
spend too long in the pub one evening and their performance
descends into sword-wielding chaos. As always in Batch Magna,
events somehow manage to turn out all right in the end - but in the
most unexpected manner... 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." "Hurrah for Batch
Magna, Humphrey and friends." "I loved this book. It's lyrical and
very amusing, with all the charm of an old Ealing comedy. ... More
please Mr Maughan!" "What an amazing writer! I have never found any
descriptive writing that has gripped me so much before." "A
thoroughly enjoyable read. ... Is there another Batch Magna book on
the way, please? Such a wonderfully descriptive bucolic and warmly
'human' story with echoes of the Darling Buds of May." "A
wonderful, funny, well-crafted escape from everyday life. If you
love writing that absorbs you into the landscape you will love this
book. Every sense was satisfied with the author's beautiful
descriptions of the Marches. Escape from the tarmac, concrete and
relentlessness of life with this stunning book. Thank you Mr
Maughan." "I absolutely loved this book and all the characters
became so real to me, I just couldn't put it down." "Escape from
the madness of life for a short while into the glorious
eccentricity of Batch Magna once again, revel in its surroundings,
its people, its comings and goings - which, often as bizarre as
they are, usually work out for the best." "If I had to guess at
Peter Maughan's occupation, my bet would be on a weaver and I'll
double down on that bet. Only a weaver a.k.a. master story teller
can weave together, so magnificently, everything the stories in
this chronicle encompasses." "The jolly cast of characters, who
truly are, in the best English sense, characters, provide humour
and a bit of pathos. ... This would be a great book to read sitting
in an English garden on a summer's day."
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