Title: Deerbrook
First published: 1892
Description: When the Ibbotson sisters, Hester and Margaret, arrive at the village of Deerbrook to stay with their cousin Mr Grey and his wife, speculation is rife that one of them might marry the local apothecary Edward Hope. Although he is immediately attracted to Margaret, Hope is ultimately persuaded to marry the beautiful Hester. The unhappiness of their marriage is compounded when a malicious village gossip accuses Hope of grave-robbing.
Subjects: Social conditions, Fiction, Social life and customs, Manners and customs, Fiction, historical, Fiction, family life, England, fiction, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, general
Places: Great Britain
LC classification: PR4984 M5 D4 1892