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An Unfortunate Situation
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781739346867
Publisher: Caroline Blake
Published: Oct 10 2024
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.68 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Windermere 1908.
Violet, a young housemaid with dreams of a better life, is facing a very difficult choice. Pregnant and unmarried, she is in love with Ernest Compton, the son of her wealthy employers. Desperately hoping for a future with him, Violet's dreams are shattered when Ernest's domineering mother gives her a cruel ultimatum: surrender her baby to be raised by her sister, or be cast out into the streets with nothing.
Alone and heartbroken, Violet is sent to the family's remote holiday home to give birth in secret. There, she meets Clara, a vivacious young woman determined to join the suffragette movement. As their unlikely friendship blossoms, Clara helps Violet rediscover her strength and question the life she has been forced to accept.
Set against the sweeping landscape of Edwardian England, An Unfortunate Situation is a moving tale of love, betrayal, and the fierce power of female friendship.
The Violet, the greatest fight may not be for Ernest's love, but for her own voice.
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