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The complexities of a blended family create a web of secrets and shifting alliances for a young heroine. She must navigate the whims of a shallow stepmother and the trials of unrequited love in a rich tapestry of provincial life. Lose yourself in the nuanced drama of domestic relationships and personal growth.
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length23 hrs 37 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE DAWN OF A GALA DAY.
26A CHARITY BALL.
2A NOVICE AMONGST THE GREAT FOLK.
27FATHER AND SONS.
3MOLLY GIBSON'S CHILDHOOD.
28RIVALRY.
4MR. GIBSON'S NEIGHBOURS.
29BUSH-FIGHTING.
5CALF-LOVE.
30OLD WAYS AND NEW WAYS.
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6A VISIT TO THE HAMLEYS.
31A PASSIVE COQUETTE.
7FORESHADOWS OF LOVE PERILS.
32COMING EVENTS.
8DRIFTING INTO DANGER.
33BRIGHTENING PROSPECTS.
9THE WIDOWER AND THE WIDOW.
34A LOVER'S MISTAKE.
10A CRISIS.
35THE MOTHER'S MANŒUVRE.
11MAKING FRIENDSHIP.
36DOMESTIC DIPLOMACY.
12PREPARING FOR THE WEDDING.
37A FLUKE, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
13MOLLY GIBSON'S NEW FRIENDS.
38MR. KIRKPATRICK, Q.C.
14MOLLY FINDS HERSELF PATRONIZED.
39SECRET THOUGHTS OOZE OUT.
15THE NEW MAMMA.
40MOLLY GIBSON BREATHES FREELY.
16THE BRIDE AT HOME.
41GATHERING CLOUDS.
17TROUBLE AT HAMLEY HALL.
42THE STORM BURSTS.
18MR. OSBORNE'S SECRET.
43CYNTHIA'S CONFESSION.
19CYNTHIA'S ARRIVAL.
44MOLLY GIBSON TO THE RESCUE.
20MRS. GIBSON'S VISITORS.
45CONFIDENCES.
21THE HALF-SISTERS.
46HOLLINGFORD GOSSIPS.
22THE OLD SQUIRE'S TROUBLES.
47SCANDAL AND ITS VICTIMS.
23OSBORNE HAMLEY REVIEWS HIS POSITION.
48AN INNOCENT CULPRIT.
24MRS. GIBSON'S LITTLE DINNER.
49MOLLY GIBSON FINDS A CHAMPION.
25HOLLINGFORD IN A BUSTLE.
50CYNTHIA AT BAY.
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