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3) The upstart
Author
Language
English
Description
A novel of class conflict in 19th century England, featuring a butler who advises a nouveau riche on how to be a gentleman. The upstart is Samuel Fairbrother, owner of a boot factory who buys a mansion, but doesn't know how to dress, eat or receive. To his consternation, his daughter falls in love with the butler. By the author of The Obsession.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
Description
Set in early twentieth century England, this is the story of Annie Hannigan, a girl who, through her mother's marriage to a wealthy country doctor, went from rags to riches. A flaxen haired, blue eyed beauty, Annie has her share of heartache when the boy she loves, Terence MacBane, seems elusive and out of reach. Her heartbreak is compounded when a vicious acquaintance, Cathleen Davidson, makes it her business to try and see that Annie and Terence...
11) A house divided
Author
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
When Matthew Wallingham returns home after being blinded in the war, he tries to save the family farm, make peace with his resentful family, and find happiness with the woman he loves.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
"Years ago Bill Bailey met and married the young widow Fiona, and they made a good life in Fellburn. But when Fiona's son Willie befriended the wayward boy, Sammy Love, it was apparent that change was on the horizon."--P. [4] of cover.
