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In the late eighteenth century Evelyn Maddock, a girl with a boy’s name, is rejected by her ill‑tempered widowed father who had hoped for a son. Malnourished and ignored, she finds a glimmer of hope when he arranges her marriage to the weak but amiable Richard Craven. Just as she accepts her new life, the unexpected arrival of Bianca at Blackoke Castle threatens to upend everything Evelyn has hoped for.
Set amid the nuances of Regency society, the novel explores family expectations, gender roles, and the fragility of marriage within the confines of a stately home.
First publish date: 1975
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Audrey Blanshard
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