|summary=Dull and depressing with unlikeable characters, this isn't one I'd recommend.
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After the death of his youngest son in a terrible accident, Sir William Keyt starts to lose interest in life. It takes meeting young Molly Johnson, a bright and beautiful daughter of a local landlord, to rekindle a spark for him. He brings her into Norton House as a maidservant, where she quickly catches the eye of his bookish eldest son, Thomas. But Sir William wants Molly to be more than a maid to him, and as a rich man and an MP is used to having his own way.
For wonderful historical fiction, I'd recommend anything by Anne O'Brien, but perhaps particularly [[Devil's Consort by Anne O'Brien|Devil's Consort]].
We don't normally publish comments about books from relatives of the author but such a spirited response defence of your sister-in-law's book seemed to deserve an exception.