'Human nature may be easy to see through, but it is
very hard to understand.' The ageing Catherine Vernon,
jilted in her youth, has risen to power in a man's world
as head of the family bank. She thinks she sees through
everyone and rules over a family of dependents with
knowing cynicism. But there are two people in Redborough
who resist her. One is Hester, a young relation with a
personality as strong as Catherine's, and as determined
to find a role for herself. The other is Edward,
Catherine's favourite, whom she treats like a son.
Conflict between young and old is inevitable, and in its
depiction of the complex relationships that develop
between the three principal characters, Publishing
October 2003 (exact date?) Margaret Oliphant is one of
the great Victorian novelists, and this edition
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