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Wideacre Series

This saga delves into the heart of the English countryside, following a determined woman in the 18th century as she defies societal norms to claim her ancestral estate. Driven by passion and ambition, she pursues absolute control over the land she cherishes, regardless of the cost. The series explores themes of obsession, inheritance, and the dark consequences of power. It masterfully weaves a tale of family secrets and a woman's relentless fight against convention.

Meridon
The favoured child
Wideacre

Recommended Reading Order

  1. 1

    Wideacre

    • 648 pages
    • 23 hours of reading
    3.4(23060)Add rating

    Beatrice Lacey, daughter of Wideacre Hall, will not accept society’s rules that women cannot inherit…The internationally bestselling debut from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and Three Sisters, Three Queens . Wideacre Hall, set in the heart of the English countryside, is the ancestral home that Beatrice Lacey loves. Built from yellow stone, facing due south and surrounded by the rich woodlands and rolling downs of Sussex, it has been in her family for generations. But as a woman in England in the 1770s she has no right of inheritance; only a loveless arranged marriage lies ahead. Beautiful, sensual and passionate, Beatrice sets out to pursue her own control over Wideacre – at any cost. Yet even as her scheming succeeds, Beatrice is haunted by the one person alive who fully understands her obsession and knows her capacity to let nothing – and no-one – stand in her way. The 30th anniversary edition, with new foreword by the author.

    Wideacre
  2. 2

    The favoured child

    • 540 pages
    • 19 hours of reading
    3.7(11235)Add rating

    A sequel to the bestselling "Wideacre", this thriller features the Lacey family who, now that Wideacre Hall is a derelict, burned-out shell, live an austere life in an adjacent house where Julia and sadistic Richard, Beatrice's incestuous children are brought up by their aunt.

    The favoured child
  3. 3

    Meridon

    • 576 pages
    • 21 hours of reading
    3.7(10475)Add rating

    The third volume in the Wideacre trilogy, this story features Meridon, a desolate Romany girl, who is determined to escape the hard poverty of her childhood. Riding bareback in a travelling show, while her sister, Dandy, risks her life on the trapeze, Meridon dedicates herself to freeing them both from danger and want.

    Meridon