Pride and Avarice

From the "wickedly enjoyable" author of Godchildren, an English comedy of manners about a rivalry of two rich, powerful men as old money takes on the new (The New Yorker).

Gazing from his magnificent Chawbury Manor, Miles Straker has it all. But when noveau riche Ross Clegg buys and builds on the land adjoining his country estate, ruining his perfect view, Miles is irate. Even worse, Ross is quickly taken up by the country gentry, who admire his success and his down-to-earth manners. But Miles is a dangerous enemy and he vows to take the Clegg empire apart piece by piece. A rich read full of wit, Pride and Avarice is sure to be Coleridge's biggest selling book to date.

Praise for the novels of Nicolas Coleridge:

"Coleridge dissects the social mores . . . with the precision of Tom Wolfe." –The New Yorker

"Illicit passions and activities come to startling life." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Wickedly funny and flawless in the details." -Tina Brown, author of The Diana Chronicles

"A keen observer of class, manners, and sexual frisson, Coleridge is a master of the social romp." —Graydon Carter, editor-in-chief, Vanity Fair