A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER in hardback OVER 40,000 copies of hardback sold 'A cast of rackety aristos and aspiring toffs who might have slipped straight from the pages of a Jane Austen novel...it's spiky, Emma Woodhouse-style asides make Snobs irresistible' Mail on Sunday "Snobs is everything you would hope for from the writer of Gosford Park. A delicious thoroughbred delight, a guilty treat that is awake to every maddening and appallingly attractive nuance of English social life' Stephen Fry 'A wildly funny novel about aristocrats and social climbers... Not since Proust has a novelist worked so hard to decipher the tiny clues that enable toffs to spot the arrivistes who ape their manners' Daily Telegraph 'Apart from its virtues as a riveting social history, this is a gripping novel crafted by someone with effortless grasp of character and dialogue that invites generous comparison with Evelyn Waugh' Evening Standard

'this splendidly entertaining novel.' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'it's the brittle, crystalline dialogue and the brilliant satire of the 21st century dinner-party set, that ensure the pages keep turning.' THE OBSERVER 'a modern comedy of manners. The plot includes a disapproving mother-in-law and some serious impediments to Edith's attempts at social climbing of epic proportions. This is a witty bestseller from Julian Fellowes, the Oscar-winning writer of the hit film Gosford park.' DAILY EXPRESS 'Astute and wonderfully witty, this is an interesting insight into the world of the upper classes.' COMPANY 'A wonderfully fresh novel that immerses the reader in a world most could never dream of entering. Julian Fellowes's wit and sharp observational skills brighten every page.' WATERSTONE'S BOOK QUARTERLY 'an entertaining read.' NEW BOOKS

Julian Fellowes, actor, writer, director, producer, was educated at Ampleforth, Magdalene College, Cambridge and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He trained in repertory theatre at Northampton and Harrogate. He is probably best known for his portrayal of the incorrigible Lord Kilwillie in the BBC's "Monarch of the Glen". As a writer for TV, he is responsible for the scripts of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (winner of an International EMMY, 1995) and "The Prince and the Pauper" (nominated for a BAFTA, 1997) which he also produced. His first screenplay for the cinema was "Gosford Park", directed by Robert Altman, which won a plethora of prizes, not least the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. He worked on the recent version of "Vanity Fair", starring Reese Witherspoon. He wrote the book for the musical of "Mary Poppins" for Cameron Mackintosh and Disney, currently at the Prince Edward Theatre in London. His debut as a Director, "Separate Lives," starring Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson and Rupert Everett, which he adapted from a Nigel Balchin novel, is due for release this year. He is currently working on , "H. R. Pufnstuf", for Sony Columbia and will later this year present the BBC series, "Most Mysterious Murders". As well as his novel "Snobs" (a UK and US bestseller ), he has a children's story coming in 2006. Julian is married to Emma, nee Kitchener, and they have one son, Peregrine.