![]() But along comes his cousin Catherine Vernon and despite suffering from a rather terminal case of Being Female, nevertheless manages to save the bank using her own money. ![]() Set in a small town where the Vernon family own a prosperous and seemingly stable town bank, it begins with a crisis that could see the bank collapse and the family lose all their wealth and status in one fell swoop, because the head of the family is a bad businessman. For me, this is about as interesting a topic as a book about the finer points of Watching Paint Dry.īut something about Hester grabbed me right from the very beginning. ![]() One of my least-favourite topics in the world plays a large role in this book: banking and finance. That’s partly because I can’t quite put my finger on why I liked this book in the first place. The essence of this review is basically that I loved Hester and I’m not even sure if there’s really anything more to add. ![]() “I do declare, these spoilers are simply shocking!” ![]()
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