Set in 1800s England... Maria Wyndham is the younger and more vivacious, twin stepdaughter of the late Lieutenant Mark Wyndham. After their mother's death, she and her sister, Harriet, move to Eastease in Lincolnshire, and become wards of the lieutenant’s friend, Alexander Harker, and his cousin, Nathaniel Ackley. Just in time for ball for the twins’ sixteenth Birthday, a friend of their stepfather and guardians, Robert Davenport, arrives to lavish them with gifts and to dance... moreSet in 1800s England... Maria Wyndham is the younger and more vivacious, twin stepdaughter of the late Lieutenant Mark Wyndham. After their mother's death, she and her sister, Harriet, move to Eastease in Lincolnshire, and become wards of the lieutenant’s friend, Alexander Harker, and his cousin, Nathaniel Ackley. Just in time for ball for the twins’ sixteenth Birthday, a friend of their stepfather and guardians, Robert Davenport, arrives to lavish them with gifts and to dance. Family and friendship bonds are pushed to the limit, as Maria's story plays out. She finds her strength of will to survive and pursue the happiness of true love. Maria’s silliness and love of life, often hide her intelligence and loyalty, in this story of sisters, and a girl, too soon pushed into the world of a woman. less
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