A vivid tale of family duty, romance, and long-buried memories in a Yorkshire village and beyond.
Beatrix Harefield faces a difficult choice between love, wealth, and family expectation. This edition follows a young woman caught between a stern father, a hopeful guardian, and two very different men, as past secrets begin to shape her future.
- A richly drawn cast of Victorian characters, from a thoughtful vicar to a proud, step‑laddering world of estate and influence.
- Scenes that shift between country parishes and bustling cities, revealing how money, status, and lineage steer hearts.
- A premise built on loyalty, love, and the power of memory, with clues about a mother’s history and a father’s restraint.
- Antecedent passions and rivalries that test trust, obedience, and the price of choosing wisely.
Ideal for readers of classic sensation fiction, character-driven drama, and stories where personal choices echo through generations.
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Excerpt from An Open Verdict, Vol. 1 of 3: A Novel Mrs. Dulcimer has her Views; Sword and Gown; In the Parish Church; 'Dower'd with our Curse, and Stranger'd with our Oath'; His Italian Wife; Christian Harefield's Answer; Mrs. Dulcimer means Business; The Scratchells at Home; A Flinty-hearted Father; Two Love Letters; Bella in Search of a Mission; 'Oh, think'st thou we shall ever meet again?'; Sir Kenrick's Ancestral Home; Bella Overhears a Conversation; Mr. Namby's Prescription; Bella goes on a Visit; Mrs. Piper's Troubles; A Witness from the Grave About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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