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The Benedict Bastard

About The Benedict Bastard

"Recommended for fans of Downton Abbey." --Parkersburg News & Sentinel Set against the vibrant and colorful backdrop of 1920s Seattle, Cate Campbell''s latest Benedict Hall novel brings the tumultuous, changing world of a privileged family to vivid life. . . Though born into one of Seattle''s most prestigious families, Margot Benedict has fought to claim all the independence offered to young women in 1923. Where her brother Preston embraced a life of debauchery, Margot has a thriving medical practice. Working at a local orphanage, she''s shocked to see a young boy who looks every inch a Benedict. But though she''s convinced this is the illegitimate child Preston once mentioned, Margot has no way to prove any family connection. At sixteen, Bronwyn Morgan fell in love with dashing Preston Benedict. Seduced and abandoned, she''s arrived at Benedict Hall determined to find the son she was forced to give away. Aging matriarch Edith takes the fragile girl under her wing, but Edith''s own delicate state and Preston''s dangerous animosity collide, jeopardizing not only a child''s future, but the Benedict legacy itself. Praise For Benedict Hall "Entertaining, with a well-drawn backdrop." --RT Book Reviews "Full of drama. . .great characters with warm chemistry the reader will want to see together." --Parkersburg News & Sentinel "Intriguing and colorful." --The Seattle Times

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780758292308
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 368
  • Published:
  • August 25, 2014
  • Dimensions:
  • 144x211x26 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 337 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 6, 2024

Description of The Benedict Bastard

"Recommended for fans of Downton Abbey." --Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Set against the vibrant and colorful backdrop of 1920s Seattle, Cate Campbell''s latest Benedict Hall novel brings the tumultuous, changing world of a privileged family to vivid life. . .
Though born into one of Seattle''s most prestigious families, Margot Benedict has fought to claim all the independence offered to young women in 1923. Where her brother Preston embraced a life of debauchery, Margot has a thriving medical practice. Working at a local orphanage, she''s shocked to see a young boy who looks every inch a Benedict. But though she''s convinced this is the illegitimate child Preston once mentioned, Margot has no way to prove any family connection.

At sixteen, Bronwyn Morgan fell in love with dashing Preston Benedict. Seduced and abandoned, she''s arrived at Benedict Hall determined to find the son she was forced to give away. Aging matriarch Edith takes the fragile girl under her wing, but Edith''s own delicate state and Preston''s dangerous animosity collide, jeopardizing not only a child''s future, but the Benedict legacy itself.

Praise For Benedict Hall
"Entertaining, with a well-drawn backdrop." --RT Book Reviews
"Full of drama. . .great characters with warm chemistry the reader will want to see together." --Parkersburg News & Sentinel
"Intriguing and colorful." --The Seattle Times

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