The Semi-Detached House

“Now it is a remarkable fact in natural history that in all the suburbs of London, consisting of detached houses, called by auctioneers 'small and elegant,' or on Terraces described as first-rate dwellings, there always is an invisible macaw, whose screaming keeps the hamlet or terrace in a constant state of irritation.” - Emily Eden, The Semi-Detached House

Lady Chester lives in a semi-detached house (duplex in American terminology). Her husband, Arthur is sent away on a diplomatic mission so she is also forced to live a ‘semi-detached’ life along with her neighbors, the Hopkinsons. How will she handle her new life?