Maggie Browne grows up in a cottage on the moors above Combehurst with her widowed mother and a selfish brother, Edward, who drains the family purse while Maggie gets the blame and little of the love. Her friendship with Frank Buxton, heir of the neighbouring house, ripens into something deeper, until Edward’s misdeeds put everything at risk.
A short, warm-hearted Gaskell novella, ideal for readers who loved Cranford. Download the free EPUB.