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The Favored Child
The Favored Child
Author: Philippa Gregory
The Wideacre estate is bankrupt. The villagers are living in poverty and Wideacre Hall is a smoke-blackened ruin. But, in the Dower House, two children are being raised in protected innocence. — Equal claimants to the estate, rivals for the love of the village, they are tied by a secret childhood betrothal but forbidden to marry. Only one can be ...  more »
ISBN: 90832
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It took a few pages for me to really get into this novel, than I had to know what happened next. The maze Gregory took me through was surprising at every turn. Truly reveals the conditions of the poor and their dependance upon the landed gentry during this period. With illegal immigration and can see us reverting to these times again. Read and weep!
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The sequel to Wideacre, and book 2 of the Lacey/Wideacre trilogy.


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