by Susan Howatch
5* Laura and Misfit
Penmarric begins as Mark Castallack and his mother Maud, cheated out of their inheritance by a scheming relative, wage a years long court battle to regain possession of the lands of Penmar and the great house that sits upon it, Penmarric. After twelve years and almost losing hope, fate takes a turn ...
I read this book in rebellion against a reading class for which the only work to get an 'A' was to read X number of pages. I think all of Susan Howatch's works are bricks. This was an easy way to get my quarter's 'A'. I don't know if Mrs. Eddington believed that I actually read it [I did, honest!], ...