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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.
32COMING EVENTS.
2A NOVICE AMONGST THE GREAT FOLK.
33BRIGHTENING PROSPECTS.
3MOLLY GIBSON'S CHILDHOOD.
34A LOVER'S MISTAKE.
4MR. GIBSON'S NEIGHBOURS.
35THE MOTHER'S MANŒUVRE.
5CALF-LOVE.
36DOMESTIC DIPLOMACY.
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6A VISIT TO THE HAMLEYS.
37A FLUKE, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
7FORESHADOWS OF LOVE PERILS.
38MR. KIRKPATRICK, Q.C.
8DRIFTING INTO DANGER.
39SECRET THOUGHTS OOZE OUT.
9THE WIDOWER AND THE WIDOW.
40MOLLY GIBSON BREATHES FREELY.
10A CRISIS.
41GATHERING CLOUDS.
11MAKING FRIENDSHIP.
42THE STORM BURSTS.
12PREPARING FOR THE WEDDING.
43CYNTHIA'S CONFESSION.
13MOLLY GIBSON'S NEW FRIENDS.
44MOLLY GIBSON TO THE RESCUE.
14MOLLY FINDS HERSELF PATRONIZED.
45CONFIDENCES.
15THE NEW MAMMA.
46HOLLINGFORD GOSSIPS.
16THE BRIDE AT HOME.
47SCANDAL AND ITS VICTIMS.
17TROUBLE AT HAMLEY HALL.
48AN INNOCENT CULPRIT.
18MR. OSBORNE'S SECRET.
49MOLLY GIBSON FINDS A CHAMPION.
19CYNTHIA'S ARRIVAL.
50CYNTHIA AT BAY.
20MRS. GIBSON'S VISITORS.
51"TROUBLES NEVER COME ALONE."
21THE HALF-SISTERS.
52SQUIRE HAMLEY'S SORROW.
22THE OLD SQUIRE'S TROUBLES.
53UNLOOKED-FOR ARRIVALS.
23OSBORNE HAMLEY REVIEWS HIS POSITION.
54MOLLY GIBSON'S WORTH IS DISCOVERED.
24MRS. GIBSON'S LITTLE DINNER.
55AN ABSENT LOVER RETURNS.
25HOLLINGFORD IN A BUSTLE.
56"OFF WITH THE OLD LOVE, AND ON WITH THE NEW."
26A CHARITY BALL.
57BRIDAL VISITS AND ADIEUX.
27FATHER AND SONS.
58REVIVING HOPES AND BRIGHTENING PROSPECTS.
28RIVALRY.
59MOLLY GIBSON AT HAMLEY HALL.
29BUSH-FIGHTING.
60ROGER HAMLEY'S CONFESSION.
30OLD WAYS AND NEW WAYS.
61CONCLUDING REMARKS:
31A PASSIVE COQUETTE.
62IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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