The Summer Maiden

Name: The Summer Maiden
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by Dilly Court Book 2 in the The River Maid series.

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In 1873, Carrie Manning is left to support her family after her father’s death. Her grieving mother, Esther, cannot manage the shipping company he leaves behind, and Carrie discovers that the business is close to collapse just as Essie departs London to recover with Lady Alice.

Forced to seek paid work, Carrie becomes companion to Maria Colville and joins her search for her missing mother. Their investigation uncovers connections between the Colvilles and Mannings, while figures from the past return to threaten the company and the legacy Carrie is determined to preserve.