Cassie

By Wendy L Barrie
Published by Austin Macauley
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Published: Feb. 19, 2013
Words: 153,650 (approximate)
Language: British English
ISBN: 9781301264681

Short description

When Cassie's mother dies in childbirth, it is her father – Charles, Lord Emerson - her aunt and the staff of Harrington Hall who raise her. Cassie has inherited a talent from her mother, that of painting. She becomes a much sought after portrait painter and has never been happier. However, her happiness is under threat when a stranger, David, arrives at Harrington Hall from America.

Extended description

When Cassie's mother dies in childbirth, it is her father – Charles, Lord Emerson - her aunt and the staff of Harrington Hall who raise her. Cassie has inherited a talent from her mother, that of painting. She becomes a much sought after portrait painter and has never been happier. However, her happiness is under threat when a stranger, David, arrives at Harrington Hall from America. His arrival threatens to expose a secret that has lain undisturbed for twenty years.When Charles Emerson discovers that he is terminally ill, he divulges the secret to four people, one of whom is David. After Charles's death they must decide whether to reveal the secret to Cassie and thereby destroy her happiness, or take the secret to their graves. Each one keeps the secret.Years later it is Cassie's own daughter who, unknowingly, is in danger of exposing the secret to her mother.David is only too aware the repercussions this secret would have not only on Cassie, but also on the family. Can he prevent.. (Read more) When Cassie's mother dies in childbirth, it is her father – Charles, Lord Emerson - her aunt and the staff of Harrington Hall who raise her. Cassie has inherited a talent from her mother, that of painting. She becomes a much sought after portrait painter and has never been happier. However, her happiness is under threat when a stranger, David, arrives at Harrington Hall from America. His arrival threatens to expose a secret that has lain undisturbed for twenty years.When Charles Emerson discovers that he is terminally ill, he divulges the secret to four people, one of whom is David. After Charles's death they must decide whether to reveal the secret to Cassie and thereby destroy her happiness, or take the secret to their graves. Each one keeps the secret.Years later it is Cassie's own daughter who, unknowingly, is in danger of exposing the secret to her mother.David is only too aware the repercussions this secret would have not only on Cassie, but also on the family. Can he prevent the secret from being divulged and, more importantly, should he? This story explores the premise of what 'family' means and that the bonds of loyalty, trust and love are even more important than blood ties.
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fiction, drama

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