The Butler by Danielle Steel

Rating: WARTY!

"Following his father’s death, Joachim moves to Europe with his mother and begins working as a butler in some of the stateliest English homes. But a stint with a new employer will force Joachim to confront his family’s dark past." Of course it will because how could he ever hope to get away with it? An "American" butling in Britain? Unless, of course, it's in an "American" novel which cannot be published - by act of Congress - when set in a foregn country, unless there's at least one "American" in the book. It's the rules. Yawn.