Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Wives and Daughters; THE DAWN OF A GALA DAY; A NOVICE AMONGST THE GREAT FOLK; MOLLY GIBSON'S CHILDHOOD; MR GIBSON'S NEIGHBOURS; CALF-LOVE; A VISIT TO THE HAMLEYS; FORESHADOWS OF LOVE PERILS; DRIFTING INTO DANGER; THE WIDOWER AND THE WIDOW; A CRISIS; MAKING FRIENDSHIP; PREPARING FOR THE WEDDING; MOLLY GIBSON'S NEW FRIENDS; MOLLY FINDS HERSELF PATRONIZED; THE NEW MAMMA; THE BRIDE AT HOME; TROUBLE AT HAMLEY HALL; MR OSBORNE'S SECRET; CYNTHIA'S ARRIVAL; MRS GIBSON'S VISITORS; THE HALF-SISTERS; THE OLD SQUIRE'S TROUBLES
Summary
When Molly Gibson's father remarries a new stepsister, Cynthia, enters Molly's quiet life. Loveable but worldly and troubling, Cynthia's arrival alters Molly's daily life
