"The Corset Diaries" - читать интересную книгу автора (MacAlister Katie)

Tuesday (figured that out with the help of the guy sitting in front of me)

August 31

Early morning U.K. time/middle of the night Seattle time

Chained to my seat, plummeting earthward from thirty thousand feet if a certain flight attendant had her way




All right, so I’ve given up all hope of getting off the plane before reaching England’s fabled shores. I’m coping with the fact that I’m in for nothing but disappointment, embarrassment, and the sharp pain of rejection once Roger sees me. I don’t like it, but I’m coping, and that’s gotta give me some sort of cosmic brownie points. To distract myself from the horror that awaits me once Pierce picks me up at Heathrow, I read a bit more of the rule book. The first part basically covered the same stuff the fact sheet does:




A MONTH IN THE LIFE OF A VICTORIAN DUKE




(snappy title, huh?)




Presented to you by U.K. Alive!, Britain’s fastest-growing television studio, this fascinating new series takes you into the lives of Victorians in a way that will startle and surprise you. Twenty-four volunteers from around Britain will join together to breathe new life into the stories of the wealth, glamour, and power that defined England’s ruling class one hundred and twenty-five years ago.




Wealth, power, and glamour, huh? So far so good.




Historical Accuracy is a Must at U.K. Alive!



Filmed entirely at Worston Old Hall in Cheshire, one of the (now extinct) Duke of Bridgewater’s many estates, a modern-day descendant of the duke brings his family to re-create life as it was for the landed gentry. How would you behave if you were suddenly whisked away from the stresses of everyday life and put down in a world where you had seemingly limitless power and wealth, a world where you only had to lift a finger to have any desire fulfilled? Maximillian Edgerton, an architect from Bristol, will soon find out as he assumes the role of the fifteenth Duke of Bridgewater, newly wed to a charming (and rich) American heiress. The role of the new Duchess of Bridgewater is assumed by Cynthia Towers, a descendant of the famed American Astor family. Joining Mr. Edgerton are his real-life daughter, twelve-year-old Melody, his sister, Barbara Edgerton-Slough, and his brother-in-law, Henry Slough.




Oh, great. He’s bringing his whole family. Sure, he’ll have the comfort of everyone he loves around him, but what’ll I have?

I don’t know why I’m worrying. I won’t fit into the corset. They’ll send me home after just one look.

Damn my genes. This sounded like it would have been fun.