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Margaret Mackenzie spent her youth caring for her ill father, only to spend her young womanhood - and beyond - caring for her brother who was also ill. When her brother died, and left Margaret his small fortune, she was 35 years old, had no friends and knew nothing of the world. But that small fortune left her with options! Most middle-class women in Victorian England had to find a husband in order to secure even their most basic needs. Margaret could afford to look around a bit.
Not only did Mar ...more
Not only did Mar ...more
This is another delightful Trollope novel. At its heart, it is a simple romantic story also involving an inheritance issue, a fairly common Trollope issue which he again handles in a realistic yet interesting manner.
The allure of this story is that the heroine in is her mid-30s approaching spinster status rather than a young woman. Miss M is very appealable as a heroine. The story addresses her trials in various residences in the London area and a small-town as she is wooed by three suitors and ...more
The allure of this story is that the heroine in is her mid-30s approaching spinster status rather than a young woman. Miss M is very appealable as a heroine. The story addresses her trials in various residences in the London area and a small-town as she is wooed by three suitors and ...more
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