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The Favoured Child

by Philippa Gregory

Book 2 in the Wideacre series.

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Wideacre is burdened by debt and the consequences of Beatrice Lacey’s rule. Her daughter Julia and nephew Richard grow up together as possible heirs, but their different relationships with the estate and its tenants create rivalry.

Julia develops an intuitive attachment to the land and tries to improve village life, while Richard seeks authority and profit. Their contested inheritance turns affection into coercion and continues the family’s cycle of secrecy and harm.