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Three distinct women marry into the same family, bringing their unique personalities into a single, crowded household. Clashes of tradition, modernity, and temperament spark a domestic drama that reveals the complexities of Victorian marriage. As authority is challenged and alliances form, the stability of the home is threatened by internal friction. This novel offers a sharp, insightful critique of social expectations and the art of compromise.
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GenreFairy Tales and Folklore
Length18 hrs 4 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I The Model And Her Copies
2CHAPTER II The Population of Compton Poynsett
3CHAPTER III Parish Explorations
4CHAPTER IV Shades In Sunshine
5CHAPTER V A Sunday of Excitement
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6CHAPTER VI Wedding Visits
7CHAPTER VII Unfruitful Suggestions
8CHAPTER VIII Unsatisfactory
9CHAPTER IX Cold Heart
10CHAPTER X A Truant
11CHAPTER XI Rosamond’s Apologue
12CHAPTER XII Pastoral Visiting
13CHAPTER XIII Withered Leaves and Fresh Buds
14CHAPTER XIV Neither Land Nor Water
15CHAPTER XV Plot and Counterplot
16CHAPTER XVI The Drive To Backsworth
17CHAPTER XVII The Enchantments
18CHAPTER XVIII Demonstrations
19CHAPTER XIX The Monstrous Regiment of Women
20CHAPTER XX Vivienne
21CHAPTER XXI Awfully Jolly
22CHAPTER XXII Times Out of Joint
23CHAPTER XXIII The Apple of Ate
24CHAPTER XXIV The Lady Green Mantle
25CHAPTER XXV The Pebbles
26CHAPTER XXVI A Stickit Minister
27CHAPTER, XXVII The Water Lane Fever
28CHAPTER XXVIII The Retreat
29CHAPTER XXIX A Strange Night
30CHAPTER XXX Come Back
31CHAPTER XXXI Breaking Down
32CHAPTER XXXII The Salvage
33CHAPTER XXXIII Herbert’s Victory
34CHAPTER XXXIV Silver Hair
35CHAPTER XXXV Herbert’s Christmas
36CHAPTER XXXVI Rockpier
37CHAPTER XXXVII The Third Autumn
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