A willful stubborn but beautiful youngest daughter is chosen to be the wife of a wealthy man whose business is trade. His mother was her mother's sister ostracized by the family because she married beneath her. Adela despises her husband and his name, Francis Grubb. There are a few other related family stories in the book, extravagance, gambling, thievery, a splintered marriage, a lost son found, and also inheritance issues. Who is to inherit Court Netherleigh? A question not answered to suit expectations but is revealed in a most surprising mannner. Publisher: MacMillan & Co Year: 1921 Binding: Hardback Condition: Fair Description: No DJ. Blue cloth cover with gilded lettering. Cover is tearing on back edge of spine; boards rubbed and soiled. This image is of the actual book.
