?It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.? 1820, and the marriage between wealthy widower Sir Edward Knatchbull and Jane Austen?s handsome, dutiful niece Fanny Knight is widely praised as being the most excellent match in the county. As Sir Edward?s wife, Fanny is expected to apply herself to the raising of his five children with the same dedication she has shown towards her siblings at Godmersham Park. In particular, she pays care to young Mary Knatchbull - the only girl of the family, and the apple of her strict father's eye. Poor Mary has hitherto been raised under a cloud of quiet misery. But as the Knight and Knatchbull families merge, she discovers something like fun. The Knight girls are so sweet and the boys .... so very handsome and charming and madly athletic - especially Ned, the eldest and therefore...
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