Doctor Thorne
by Anthony Trollope
“Where ancient blood meets new money, love is the most dangerous prescription of all.”
Dr. Thorne must navigate a web of social scandal and financial ruin to protect his beloved niece, whose secret origins threaten to bar her from the life she deserves. In a world where families trade titles for gold, a humble country doctor holds the key to an inheritance that could change everything.
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