A regency romance, set in 1816. Eleanor Young, eldest of a Rector's large family, once loved and lost. Nine years later, at 27, she is a teacher and governess and a confirmed spinster. She also cares deeply about the growing class of industrial poor in a society still ruled by the privileged few, who show little concern for their welfare. Galvanised into action by the tragic death of a young mill girl, she confronts the Earl of Somerton, the man she believes responsible. Unknown to her, the widowed earl has a child of the same age and is looking for a new governess to remove the girl from the undue influence of her grandmother. Circumstances force Eleanor to accept the post, and the battle lines are set. This description may be from another edition of this product.
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