Letters From Percy
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Last published Fri, Jul 28, 2017
Amelia Sharp's family seems to be conspiring against her, as they plan to marry her off to Elliot Cartswright, whose father owns an ivory business. Amelia is skeptical at first, but first impressions aren't everything, right. But quickly things go awry when Percy Barrington and Amelia compose a series of letters to each other over the course of the year. Eventually Amelia travels to London with her sister-in-law to London, where she experiences the best the Cartwrights' have to offer during the Season.
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