The Shuttle

Languageen
First published2006-03-18
RightsPublic domain in the USA.
Gutenberg ID#506

Description

"The Shuttle" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a novel published in 1907. When wealthy American heiress Rosalie Vanderpoel marries an impoverished English nobleman, she disappears from her family's life, trapped in isolation at a crumbling estate. Years later, her strong-willed sister Bettina crosses the Atlantic to investigate, discovering Rosalie's grim situation. As Bettina works to restore both her sister and the neglected manor, she navigates English society and encounters a proud but impoverished lord, setting the stage for confrontation with Rosalie's controlling husband. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

  • Sisters -- Fiction
  • Children of the rich -- Fiction
  • Americans -- England -- Fiction
  • Marriage -- Fiction
  • PS

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