num_pages: 350
description: Young Molly Gibson's life is overturned when her previously doting father remarries, bringing with him a manipulative step-mother and a sophisticated but troubled step-sister. Can Molly keep her head when she becomes the centre of attention in a community rife with gossip? She finds herself acting as a go-between in her step-sister's love affairs - and in doing so risks destroying her reputation and her own chance of love and happiness.
language: English
title: Wives and Daughters: In Half the Time
titlecomplete: Wives and Daughters: In Half the Time (Compact Editions)
characters: Cynthia Kirkpatrick, Molly Gibson, Roger Hamley
genres: Classics, British Literature, Historical, Classic Literature, Romance, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction, Victorian
ratings_count: 47584
places: United Kingdom
publisher: Phoenix