Marion Chesney's Daughters of Mannerling series is beloved for its winsome heroines--the beautiful, privileged daughters of Sir William and Lady Beverley. Chesney also writes as M.C. Beaton, the best-selling author of the Hamish Macbeth series. In order to win back Mannerling, the cherished family...
estate their father gambled away, one of the Beverley daughters must marry well. When the eldest, Isabella, marries for love, the responsibility falls to Jessica, the next in line.
She sets her sights on Harry Devers, heir to the present owners of Mannerling. But she is blind to the real Harry--a crude, vulgar drunkard. Determined to be her family's savior, she hardly notices the handsome and charming Oxford professor Robert Sommerville.
Robert cannot help the Beverleys recover their home, but he just may hold the key to Jessica's heart. Chesney's story is a delight from the intriguing beginning to the delightful conclusion.
As the fate of the Beverleys rests on the shoulders of their second daughter, narrator Jill Tanner captures each uncertain moment in Jessica's life.
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