《遗产风波Taken at the Flood》作者：[英] 阿加莎·克里斯蒂Agatha Christie【完结】
https://www.dlgyc.com/tupiao/51211668.jpg故事简介（英文书籍）
InaflashbackfromlateSpringtoearlySpring,LynnMarchmont,newlydemobilisedfromtheWomen'sRoyalNavalService,findsdifficultysettlingintothevillagelifeofWarmsleyVale.SheisengagedtoRowley,oneofseveralmembersoftheCloadefamilylivingnearby.EachofthemgrewdependentonmoneyfromGordonCloade,abachelorwhowasexpectedtodieandleavehisfortunetothem.BeforehisdeathhemarriedRosaleen,invalidatinghispreviouswill.Asaresult,RosaleeninheritedGordon'sfortuneandtheentirefamilynowfacesfinancialcrises,augmentedbythepoorstateoftheeconomyintheaftermathofWorldWarII.Rosaleen'sfortuneisjealouslyguardedbyherbrother,DavidHunter,andalthoughvariousfamilymembersmanagetowheedlesmallsumsoutofRosaleen,DavidrefusestohelpFrancesCloade,whosehusbandJeremyisonthebrinkofruin.
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