Despite sympathy with their predicament, however, I found the characters irritating, partly because their behavior often seems rather silly. With their stepfather's looming death, the two sisters will soon be on their own-without family, a home, or a penny to their names. Brighton, England 1820 Amelia Moore wants only one thing-to secure the future happiness of her younger sister, Clara.
It is, of course, a variation on the Cinderella story, but set in the Regency era, and it draws attention to contemporary problems: the need for members of the upper class to marry for financial security to avoid a drastic loss of status, the rigid conventions that curtail their ability to get to know prospective partners, and the dependence of women in a patriarchal society. Lakeshire Park (Proper Romance Regency) Paperback April 7, 2020. When they are invited to pay a visit at the home of a gentleman admirer of Clara, Amelia knows it is their last and best opportunity to secure a permanent home. Their stepfather is near death, and has made no provision for them.
What she does not expect, however, is that she too will fall in love-with Peter Wood, the annoying brother of her sister’s rival, no less-and that both sisters will find the husband of their dreams. In this novel, Amelia and her sister Clara are weeks away from destitution.
Facing destitution after the imminent death of their spiteful stepfather, Amelia Moore determines to do all she can to ensure her beloved sister Clara secures a happy marriage, and an invitation to spend a fortnight at the estate of Sir Ronald Demsworth offers hope.
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