Catherine Vernon is the head of the family bank, reputed in the Home Counties to be 'solid as the Bank of England'. Loved and revered by the people of Redborough, she is nevertheless seen as a none-too-benevolent despot by those of her family who, dependent upon her charity, live in the nearby 'Vernonry'. Catherine is a proud businesswoman, in firm control of her life, her work and her family.
She lives with her young cousin Edward, grooming him to succeed her in the bank, loving him like a son. Then fourteen-year-old Hester and her widowed mother join the tenants of the Vernonry and Catherine finds she has met her match in this strong-willed girl. We watch as Hester grows up through the 1860s and 70s and as their silent confrontation comes to a head over their love for the same man: an absorbing struggle which alters forever the fortunes of Hester and the Vernon family.
| ISBN: | 9781844082063 |
| Publication date: | 10th December 2004 |
| Author: | Margaret Oliphant |
| Publisher: | Virago Press Ltd an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 528 pages |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction General Fiction Classic fiction: general and literary Historical Fiction |
Catherine Vernon is the head of the family bank, reputed in the Home Counties to be 'solid as the Bank of England'. Loved and revered by the people of Redborough, she is nevertheless seen as a none-too-benevolent despot by those of her family who, dependent upon her charity, live in the nearby 'Vernonry'.
Hester features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, General Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary, Historical Fiction
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Hester was written by Margaret Oliphant and published by Virago Press Ltd an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group
Hester has 528 pages
Yes it is part of Virago Modern Classics series