First published 2000
At Blandings Castle, chaos erupts when Lady Constance's prized pig enters a crucial agricultural competition. Lord Emsworth obsesses over his potential champion, while multiple houseguests scheme to swap, steal, or manipulate the animal for their own romantic and financial gains. Young lovers navigate complex social expectations, with everyone's fortunes hanging on the pig's performance. Romantic rivals, secret attachments, and elaborate deceptions collide in a breathless comic dance where nothing is quite as it seems.
Genres: fiction, humor, 20th-century, comedy
Vibes: comedic, fast-paced, whimsical
Tropes: elaborate-deceptions, romantic-rivals, secret-attachments
Period: 20th-Century
240 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books