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In 1874, the highly anticipated wedding of Lady Venetia Fleetwood becomes the talk of London. A revelation of Venetia’s ambition to become a doctor shatters expectations, leading her fiancé to cancel the nuptials and igniting a scandal that rocks the Morland household. Meanwhile, Victorious George Morland faces mounting financial pressures, as lavish social schemes threaten to drive him into bankruptcy and jeopardize the family’s landholdings. The novel explores themes of ambition, societal expectations, and the fragility of status in Victorian England.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
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