Catherine Alliott, bestselling author of ''A Rural Affair'' and ''One Day in May'', this text asks the question - how many is too? - In her novel ''A Crowded Marriage''. There isn't room in a marriage for three...Painter Imogen is happily married to Alex, and together they have a son. But when their finances hit rock bottom, they're forced to accept Eleanor Latimer's offer of a rent-free cottage on her large country estate. If it was anyone else, Imogen would be beaming gratitude. Unfortunately, Eleanor just happens to be Alex's beautiful, rich and flirtatious ex. And from the moment she steps inside Shepherd's Cottage, Imogen's life is in chaos. In between coping with rude locals, murderous chickens, a maddening (if handsome) headmaster, mountains of manure, and visits from the infuriating vet, she has to face Eleanor, now a fixture at Alex's side. Is Imogen losing Alex? Will her precious family be torn apart? And whose fault is it really - Eleanor's, Alex's or Imogen's? Step into Alliott country with ''A Crowded Marriage''. Praise for Catherine Alliott: ''An intelligent, acutely drawn picture of a difficult marriage''. (''Daily Telegraph'').''A rip-roaring read that begs the question: How many people make a crowded marriage?''. (''Sun''). Catherine Alliott is the author of twelve bestselling novels: ''A Crowded Marriage'', ''A Married Man'', ''Not That Kind of Girl'', ''Going Too Far'', ''The Old-Girl Network'', ''Olivia's Luck'', ''Rosie Meadows Regrets...'', ''The Wedding Day'', ''The Real Thing'', ''The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton'', ''One Day in May'', and ''A Rural Affair''. She lives with her family in Hertfordshire.