The Favored Child A Novel

This novel is the thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestseller *Wideacre*, continuing the saga of the Lacey family in the eighteenth century. The once-great Wideacre estate is bankrupt, the villagers are in poverty, and Wideacre Hall is a smoke-blackened ruin. In the nearby Dower House, two children are being raised in protected innocence. They are equal claimants to the inheritance and rivals for the love of the village, tied by a secret childhood betrothal but forbidden to marry. Only one can be the favored child—the true heir of Beatrice Lacey—who can inherit the magical understanding between the land and the Lacey family required to make the Sussex village grow green again. The book is a sensual, gripping, and mystical story that sweeps the reader into a world of secrets, betrayals, and power set during this revolutionary period of English history.

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