The Gates of Rutherford

The Gates of Rutherford

Return to the statley environs of Rutherford Park and the embattled Cavendish familyâ€”from the author of The Wild Dark Flowers.

The rain fell softly on the day that she was to be marriedâ€¦Sometimes the longing for the old untouched days at Rutherford would return to her; the innocence of it all, the feeling that England would never changeâ€¦

Charlotte Cavendish has been dreaming of her old home at Rutherford Park. It is April 1917; she is nineteen years old. And everywhere there is change. The war still rages on the Continent, where her brother fights for the Royal Flying Corps. Her parentsâ€™ marriage is in jeopardy, with her mother falling for a charming American in London.

But not all is grim. Charlotte is marrying Preston, the blinded soldier whom she nursed back to health. Her parents couldnâ€™t be happier about this. The young man hails from a well-established and wealthy family in Kent, and heâ€™s solid and respectable. They hope heâ€™s the one to tame their notoriously headstrong daughter.

But as time passes, Charlotte slowly comes to the realization that she is not truly happy. And for a reason she is only just beginning to understand. A reason she dare not reveal to the familyâ€”or the worldâ€¦
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Country USA
Manufacturer Berkley
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-09-01
Format Kindle eBook

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