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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
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I The Model And Her Copies
20CHAPTER XX Vivienne
2CHAPTER II The Population of Compton Poynsett
21CHAPTER XXI Awfully Jolly
3CHAPTER III Parish Explorations
22CHAPTER XXII Times Out of Joint
4CHAPTER IV Shades In Sunshine
23CHAPTER XXIII The Apple of Ate
5CHAPTER V A Sunday of Excitement
24CHAPTER XXIV The Lady Green Mantle
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6CHAPTER VI Wedding Visits
25CHAPTER XXV The Pebbles
7CHAPTER VII Unfruitful Suggestions
26CHAPTER XXVI A Stickit Minister
8CHAPTER VIII Unsatisfactory
27CHAPTER, XXVII The Water Lane Fever
9CHAPTER IX Cold Heart
28CHAPTER XXVIII The Retreat
10CHAPTER X A Truant
29CHAPTER XXIX A Strange Night
11CHAPTER XI Rosamond’s Apologue
30CHAPTER XXX Come Back
12CHAPTER XII Pastoral Visiting
31CHAPTER XXXI Breaking Down
13CHAPTER XIII Withered Leaves and Fresh Buds
32CHAPTER XXXII The Salvage
14CHAPTER XIV Neither Land Nor Water
33CHAPTER XXXIII Herbert’s Victory
15CHAPTER XV Plot and Counterplot
34CHAPTER XXXIV Silver Hair
16CHAPTER XVI The Drive To Backsworth
35CHAPTER XXXV Herbert’s Christmas
17CHAPTER XVII The Enchantments
36CHAPTER XXXVI Rockpier
18CHAPTER XVIII Demonstrations
37CHAPTER XXXVII The Third Autumn
19CHAPTER XIX The Monstrous Regiment of Women
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