The Cause

Begins: 1874
Period: High Victorian; women’s rights
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Venetia is on the brink of marrying Lord Hazelmere when she discovers he does not mean to allow her to continue training as a doctor. She calls the wedding off, and from being the talk of the Season becomes the scandal of the year. Estranged from family and friends, she needs all her determination to continue the fight. At Morland place George and Alfreda continue to spend on grandiose building schemes despite the threat of bankruptcy; while Henrietta’s cold marriage to the ascetic Rector of Bishopthorpe brings her close to questioning her religion.

Hardback ISBN 0-316-64631-8
Paperback ISBN 0-7515-2538-3
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