Summer of Discontent

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Summer of Discontent Summer of Discontent

Author: M C Beaton

Category: Mystery

Published: 1992

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How should a proper young lady spend her summer months in Regency England?By getting into plenty of mischief by masquerading as a servant girl, of course. Cassandra, or Cassie to her friends, sticks out like a redheaded weed amidst her family of tidy blooms. At Bramfield Park, Cassie's prim parents and attractive older sister, Sophia, wish for nothing but an advantageous marriage for their eldest and prettiest—and for Cassie to stay out of the way.But when the surprisingly charming Lord Peter Courtney pays Bramfield a visit to take in Cassie's father's renowned collection of art—and, if the Earl of Wychhaven has anything to say about it, to add his daughter Sophia to Courtney's own collection—fate throws Cassie and the Lord together under most extraordinary circumstances. What began with a simple ruse to aid a friend grows more complex as Cassie's feelings for Lord Peter grow stronger, and soon she finds herself in over her...