A Country Gentleman and his Family
A Country Gentleman and his Family
By Margaret Oliphant
27 Nov, 2019
This is a rather dark novel, but impossible to put down once you are into it. A tale of a headstrong young man and a lovely widowed noblewoman with a child is gripping and disturbing. The portrait of the little boy and his dawning knowledge that he i
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This is a rather dark novel, but impossible to put down once you are into it. A tale of a headstrong young man and a lovely widowed noblewoman with a child is gripping and disturbing. The portrait of the little boy and his dawning knowledge that he is to be displaced by the young man was so moving that I could barely read it. I think certain passages are seared into my memory - BOOK REVIEWS Less