02071cam a22004213u 4500 48199 UtSlPG 20260610134116.0 m cr n 260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897 Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 3 (of 3) Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2015 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hester_(novel) Release date is 2015-02-08 Produced by Delphine Lettau, Dianne Nolan, and the team at Distributed Proofreaders Canada "Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 3 (of 3)" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel published in 1883. The story follows the Vernon family and their banking house across generations. When young Hester returns to Redborough, she encounters Catherine Vernon, the formidable woman who once saved the family bank from ruin. As romantic entanglements develop and business tensions rise, the sins of Hester's father cast long shadows. Edward's growing discontent with Catherine threatens everything, leading to betrayal that forces unexpected alliances to preserve the Vernon legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified England -- Fiction Psychological fiction Young women -- Fiction Love stories Domestic fiction Family-owned business enterprises -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Older women -- Fiction Conflict of generations -- Fiction Women bankers -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48199 89038 89038