Publication

2001 - Warner, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

133,000 words, Guess

Page Count

532 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780751525380
  • Open LibraryOL18677013M

Classifications

  • DDC823.914

Description

In 1874, the wedding of Lady Venetia Fleetwood is the talk of London. Invitations are eagerly prized, not least by Venetia's cousin George Morland and his socialite wife Alfreda, preparing to journey down from Morland Place in Yorkshire for the most glamorous event of the Season. But on the eve of the wedding a bombshell hits Southport House. Venetia's fiance discovers that she means to continue in her attempt to qualify as a doctor. Horrified, he forbids it absolutely. Venetia, half afraid of her own determination, calls the wedding off, and from being the talk of the Season, it becomes the scandal of the year. For George and Alfreda the disappointment is acute. Alfreda consoles herself with elaborate building plans for Morland Place and ever more lavish entertainments. Both refuse to believe that extravagance is driving George ever closer to bankruptcy, to losing the one thing he values above all else -- his land...

Subjects

Topics

FamilyFictionHistoryHistoireFamiliesFamillesFormation

Times

Genres

  • Fiction

Series Statement

  • The Morland dynasty -- 23

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