Ursula Egremont, known as Nuttie, grows up with her gentle mother in the busy manufacturing town of Micklethwayte, singing in the choir of St. Ambrose’s. When her long-absent father becomes heir to Monks Horton and claims his family, Nuttie and he dislike each other on sight, and the household’s peace depends on her conscience.
A searching Victorian family novel about duty to an unworthy parent. Download the free EPUB.