The summer maiden, by Dilly Court
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The summer maiden, by Dilly Court
Language
eng
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Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The summer maiden
Responsibility statement
by Dilly Court
Series statement
River maid, 2
Summary
The second book in a stunning new series from Sunday Times bestseller, Dilly Court 1873. When Carrie Manning's father dies her mother, Esther, is heartbroken. Essie leaves London to convalesce with her good friend Lady Alice, and it is down to Carrie to look after her family and take charge of the shipping company that her father has left behind.But the company is in dire straits, forcing Carrie seek work as a companion to Maria Colville. When Carrie and Maria try to track down Maria's mother, they have no idea of the secrets that they will discover. Secrets that link the Colvilles, the Mannings and figures from the past who return to England.Carrie's journey is as unpredictable as the waters that link the rival shipping companies, but will her determination be enough to preserve the legacy of her family's name?
Target audience
adult
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- Single women -- Fiction
- Family secrets -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Secrecy -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Young women -- Fiction
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
- London (England) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
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- Single women -- Fiction
- Family secrets -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Secrecy -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Young women -- Fiction
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
- London (England) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Content1
- Author1
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