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WhenSamuelGodwin,ayoungandnaivearttutor,acceptsajobwiththeFarrowfamilyattheirmajestichome,littledoesheexpecttocomeacrosssuchawebofsecretsandlies.Histwotuteesareasdifferentaschalkandcheese-thebeautifulyoungersisterMarianne,fullofflightinessandnervousimagination,andJuliana,oddlysensibleandcontrolled.Assistedbytheirelusivegoverness,CharlotteAgnew,SamuelbeginstouncoverslowlywhyMarianneissoemotionallyfragile.Buthisdiscoveriesleadtorevengeandbetrayal-andlivesallaroundareturnedupsidedownaslifeanddeathcombateachotherforsupremacy.LindaNewberyhaswrittenanovelindiarystyle,combiningdifferentvoicesandadifferentcenturywithherusualbrillianceandease.Thesearecharactersfullofthesamepassionsasourowntoday,whilelivinginalessfamiliarandfascinatingtime.