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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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