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Name: The House of Oliver
Author: Jean S. MacLeod

📘 The House of Oliver by Jean S. MacLeod

The House of Oliver was divided when Fergus Oliver became the reluctant heir to "Oliver's Keep". When his cousin's widow, Helen, arrived from the Far East with a little boy, Fergus hoped that here was the rightful heir -- a son in the direct line. He was wrong. How Helen helped him to overcome his difficulties and regain his lost love, while finding a new life for herself, makes a poignant and tender story.

First publish date: 1947

Authors: Jean S. MacLeod

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