{"product_id":"9781465327963","title":"Clementina's Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003eEngland's Queen Victoria is dead, and the colorful Edwardian era is in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efull swing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrphaned Laura Stephens falls in love with William, a restless, young\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexplorer, but her uncle and aunt have their own ideas about who is a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esuitable match for their niece.  They favor an army captain on leave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom service in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnti-German feeling is rampant as a result of the heavy loss of life in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe recently ended South African War when the British fought the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerman-backed Boers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnluckily for Laura, William belongs to a German family, who, with many\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eother speculators, have settled in the nearby Leem Valley to take\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eadvantage of the economic boom in iron and steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Germans find the top social circle difficult to penetrate, so they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebuild a mansion in the hunting country near Laura's home.  William takes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eup residence there as Squire of the Manor of Scorby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA climax is reached when a mean-spirited housekeeper learns the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecaptain's deepest secret.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141171495152,"sku":"9781465327963","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781465327963_p0.jpg?v=1763683432","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781465327963","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}