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The Inheritance
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The Inheritance
177 pages · First published 1997
Edith Adelon, an impoverished orphan, becomes companion to wealthy Amy Hamilton and grows up close to privilege without ever fully belonging to it. Love, inheritance, social class, and family secrets complicate Edith’s position as she reaches adulthood and discovers that the circumstances of her birth may not be what she believed. The melodramatic plot reflects Louisa May Alcott’s early taste for sensational fiction more than the domestic realism of Little Women. Published long after it was written, The Inheritance offers readers a youthful Alcott story about virtue, hidden identity, and a heroine whose moral worth ultimately matters more than social rank.
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