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The Blakes
Set in Regency England, The Blakes follows the story of two sisters, Meg and Augusta, growing up in rural Wiltshire. Happy in childhood, their troubles begin as they reach the brink of womanhood; in the face of obstacles they must make decisions involving marriage, family, occupation and home.
Dramatic, humorous and sad by turns, The Blakes raises issues concerning identity, stigma, power and women’s place in society.
And throughout there’s mystery, vile deeds and a question of more than one murder.
This is the author’s second novel, following her first successful publication, Reason & Resentment, a sequel to Pride & Prejudice.
Dramatic, humorous and sad by turns, The Blakes raises issues concerning identity, stigma, power and women’s place in society.
And throughout there’s mystery, vile deeds and a question of more than one murder.
This is the author’s second novel, following her first successful publication, Reason & Resentment, a sequel to Pride & Prejudice.
258 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 29, 2013
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August 30, 2020
The story of two sisters, Meg and Augusta Blake, and their lives in Wiltshire and beyond. A straightforward romance story with really no mystery involved.
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