A rose among thorns
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Despite losing her mother at a young age, Sassy has grown up surrounded by love: although poor, she is happy. So Sassy is devastated when her father marries wealthy widow Elizabeth Bonner. Social climber Elizabeth despairs of a step-daughter who is more at ease with servants than those above stairs.
Social conditionsStepfamiliesFictionFiction, historicalGreat britain, fictionFiction, historical, general