{"product_id":"9781444769760","title":"Legacy of Shame","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Kate McPherson is only ten years old, she loses both her mother and \u003cbr\u003eher home. The man she knew as 'Uncle Edwin' has no place in his heart or \u003cbr\u003elife for his dead mistress's little girl. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate becomes the ward of her aunt Sarah, her father's sister - a stern woman \u003cbr\u003ewho tells Kate the full story of her mother's shame. Edwin Hamilton-Harvey was \u003cbr\u003enot the first man Kate's mother loved without benefit of marriage. When he came \u003cbr\u003eback from World War I and married her mother, Edwin already had a wife, Ruth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins a strange relationship between the orphaned girl and two women who \u003cbr\u003eought to hate her.  For both Sarah and Ruth McPherson, Kate becomes a cherished \u003cbr\u003esurrogate daughter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut tragedy strikes when Kate falls in love with Roddy Hamilton-Harvey, the son of \u003cbr\u003ethe man who once rejected her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eBradford Telegraph and Argus \u003c\/i\u003eloved this book:  'If you enjoy Cookson you will love this.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155332088048,"sku":"9781444769760","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781444769760_p0.jpg?v=1763816448","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781444769760","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}