The Testing of Diana Mallory

The Testing of Diana Mallory by Humphry Mrs. Ward follows Diana's move to her friend's house in England after the death of her father. Her fortune looks up when she begins to become closer with the wealthy Oliver Marshall – but will her mother's secrets put an end to her happiness? Excerpt: "The clock in the tower of the village church had just struck the quarter. In the southeast, a pale dawn light was beginning to show above the curving hollow of the down wherein the village lay enfolded…"