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Two bitter blows of fortune rob Dinah Courtland of a father, a fiance, and any desire to fend for herself. But sheltered life with Grandfather Courtland at Holly Hill is calm on the surface only, and Dinah finds herself being manoeuvred into hostility with her only remaining friend and marriage with a man repulsive to her. |
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She was a pawn in a dangerous game. Two bitter blows rob Dinah of her father and the man she loves, leaving her in a precarious situation. Penniless and homeless, and with a younger sister depending on her, Dinah accepts her grandfather's invitation to live with him in his sumptuous mansion. But though life is calm and secure on the surface, Dinah finds herself trapped in the family web her grandfather is spinning - for he is used to wealth and power. And Dinah is slowly but surely maneuvered into hating the one man she can trust - and marrying the man she hates most ... |
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Dinah Courtland was a young and carefree girl - until tragedy struck. Two bitter blows of fortune rob her of a father, the man she thought she loved, and any desire to fend for herself. She moves to live with her grandfather. But thought life is calm on the surface she finds herself enmeshed in the family web he is spinning, as she is manoeuvred into hostility with her only remaining friend, and marriage with a man repulsive to her. |
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Two bitter blows of fortune rob Dinah Courtland of a father, a fiance, and any desire to fend for herself. But sheltered life with Grandfather Courtland at Holly Hill is calm on the surface only and Dinah finds herself being manoeuvred into hostility with her only remaining friend, and marriage with a man repulsive to her. |