Denied
Seventeen-year-old Constance has had a privileged upbringing in Clapham, with staff to attend to her every need. But her parents have always been cold and distant, never showing her love.
Disowned
Craving affection, Constance falls into the arms of Albie Jones, the cook’s grandson. But one fateful encounter leaves her ashamed and pregnant, and she is soon shunned from the family home.
Desperate
Heartbroken and threatened by scandal, Constance is forced to wed Albie and moves to Battersea, where she suffers unforgiving stares and cruel whispers from the neighbours. Trapped in a bitter and loveless marriage without a penny to her name, Constance has no choice but to stay and surrender. Will she ever find freedom – or happiness – again?
MY THOUGHTS
I love Kitty Neal’s books and devour them when I do read them and this was no different. Constance was a really likeable character but I felt sorry for her with her parents then falling into a loveless marriage because she fell pregnant. I kind of felt sorry for Albie too because he was gay and it was illegal to be gay in those times so he had to hide who he really was which I think made him the way he was as he couldn’t be his true self.
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