Author(s): Rebecca Ann Collins

Contemporary Fiction

In this fifth installment of the bestselling series from Australia, "The Pemberley Chronicles" (80,000 copies sold), the Darcys' daughter Cassy, happily married and the mother of five, faces a difficult challenge when her brother Julian falters in his role as heir to the Pemberley estate. When Cassy is suddenly thrust into the role of surrogate heir, managing the estate, and raising her brother's son, Cassy's inner strength emerges. She must strive to keep Pemberley's tenants satisfied and thriving on the estate while the new mores of industrialism pull them toward the cities, and all the while maintaining family relationships both with her husband, children, distressed mother and father, and her errant brother.