Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2

Margaret O. Oliphant

Language: English

Genres: Family Life Literary Fiction

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1. The Young and the Old
2. A Family Party
3. Confidences
4. Roland
5. Warning
6. Dancing Teas
7. The First of Them
8. A New Competitor
9. A Double Mind
10. Straightforward
11. A Centre of Life
12. Was It Love?
13. Christmas
14. The Party at the Grange

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Catherine Vernon has a firm hand on her family and on the family business. Her plans for her young protege Edward, whom she loves like a son, are disturbed by the arrival of Hester, a 14-year-old girl who is just as strong willed. The conflict between Catherine and Hester is resolved through their mutual love for Edward. On one level a love story, Hester is unusual for its time in its portrayal of women in business. - Summary by Anne Erickson