Daughters of England Author:Philippa Carr A poignant tale of love's ultimate triumph over deceit and greed in seventeenth-century England, from the popular author of the Cornwall saga. Sarah Standish, a naive girl of humble means, defies her parents to run off to become an actress on the London stage. She weds, unknowingly a married man, becomes pregnant and flees with her daughter, K... more »ate, after uncovering the lies. She dies while Kate is still very young. Her father tries to use her to save his landholdings and Kate is determined to stop him.« less