england

Relates the various activities and adventures of the members of the Pickwick Club.

Emma, a self-assured young lady in Regency England, attempts to arrange her life and the lives of those around her into a pattern dictated by her romantic fancy.

Ralph Messenger finds his commitment to his wife tested when a recently widowed novelist begins working alongside him at the University of Gloucester.

Juno Marlowe, a young woman in World War II London, finds shelter during an air raid in Evelyn's home, an ill and wealthy man who asks her to deliver a letter to his father, Robert. Evelyn dies shortly after, and Juno delivers the letter to Robert--and finds herself deeply attracted to him.

Set in an English country manor, the story follows the turbulent fortunes of Edith Adelon, an impoverished Italian orphan whose loyalty and beauty win her the patronage of wealthy friends until a jealous rival contrives to rob her of her position. In the locket around her neck, she carries a secret about her birthright.