Hester
by Margaret Oliphant
819 pages~14 hrs
“In the high-stakes world of Victorian finance, the fiercest battles are fought at home.”
In a Victorian world of financial ruin and social stakes, a headstrong young woman finds herself locked in a battle of wills with the formidable matriarch who saved her family's bank. As ambition clashes with legacy, Hester must navigate a web of romantic rivalry and family pride to forge her own path.
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