Once upon a time, after the death of her husband, a gentle stepmother had to live in a house ruled by her wicked stepdaughter

White snow. The whole beginning sequence has something of the fairy tale about it, Grigg said. With a lovely twist. Such an interesting point, said Sylvia. In fact, in a society where money passes to the eldest son, this cant have been an usual case But how often does it appear in books The problems of older women dont interest most writers. Trust Miss Austen