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(0)Catherine Cookson
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Money was tight in the farming communities around Felburn, England, in the 1880's, so when Hector Stewart, only two years after the death of his long-suffering wife, announces to his children, Daniel and Pattie, that is is to marry Moira Conelly, a "wealthy" distnat relative who lives in "a castle" in Ireland, it is easy to descern his motive.
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Dr. Rodney Prince, having delivered Kate Hannigan's illegitimate daughter, becomes enthralled with the much-abused young woman, and over the years their feelings for each other grow into a love they will have to flaunt society to acknowledge.
9) The upstart
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A novel of class conflict in 19th century England, featuring a butler who advises a nouveau riche on how to be a gentleman. The upstart is Samuel Fairbrother, owner of a boot factory who buys a mansion, but doesn't know how to dress, eat or receive. To his consternation, his daughter falls in love with the butler. By the author of The Obsession.
11) A house divided
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Matthew Wallingham, a blind English veteran, tries to rebuild his life with the help of a loving nurse.
13) The obsession
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Beatrice Steel, the oldest of four daughters, has become increasingly domineering in the years since her mother's death, maintaining a tight hold over her role as mistress of the family home, but everything changes when her father is killed, and Beatrice plots to protect what she believes to be her rightful heritage.
14) The Mallen Lot
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Mallen trilogy volume 3
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15) The golden straw
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Emily Pearson, made a wealthy woman upon the death of her long-time employer and friend, goes on holiday to France where she attracts the attention of Paul Anderson Steerman, a man whose deceit is just the first in a series of events that have repercussions for generations to come.
16) The moth
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[1986]
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"Talented carpenter Robert Bradley leaves the Jarrow shipyards in 1913 for a better life in the country and a job in his uncle's furniture business. But he soon finds himself at odds with his God-fearing uncle, and his cousin Carrie is a teenage time bomb waiting to explode. For solace, he escapes to the grounds of a dilapidated country estate, where he meets the ethereal Millie Thorman, known locally as "The Moth""
17) The Mallen girl
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Mallen trilogy volume 2
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In the sequel to The Mallen Streak, Barbara, deaf and jealous of Sarah, throws Sarah into a pit which stores rusted machinery, causing Sarah to lose her leg.
18) The love child
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