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At Castle Brand in Surrey, Margaret Walsingham watches over the dying Ethel Brand with affection and mounting dread. An orphaned sea captain's daughter, Margaret has spent four years as the elderly woman's companion. Ethel now wants her to marry St. Udo Brand, a grandson whose reckless habits she hopes Margaret can change. For Margaret, the prospect of wealth and position offers little comfort against her fear of the proposed match.
This romance combines family obligation and an unequal marriage scheme with the suspense of a contested identity. A private written record exposes an impostor's plans to claim Castle Brand and its fortune, drawing Margaret into danger as she reads. Readers interested in elaborate deception, inheritance disputes and a woman's struggle to resist a powerful household's expectations will find those concerns closely linked here.
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- Mrs. J. M. Simpson
- Reading time
- About 8 hours
- Pages
- 266
- Language
- English
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- British Classics
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