A Sense Of Duty

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Flamboyant & fun-loving, Kit Kilmaster rebels against the constraints of Victorian society & pursues her dreams. But as Kit is to learn, there is a high price to pay for happiness? While her brothers & sisters shoulder the burdens of poverty & resign themselves to a life of drudgery, the voluptuous Katherine Kilmaster yearns for better things. Though her kin try to curb her buoyant nature & instil in her a sense of duty, Kits craving for the good things in life is too strong. Dismissed from one job after another, she promises to reform but never does. & when her generous heart tempts her into dangerous situations with young men above her station, the family are scandalized by Kits brazen attitude ? although that doesn?t prevent them accepting a share in the material rewards. For a time Kit revels in the life of a courtesan, launching herself upon London Society, until an unexpected consequence of her free-&-easy lifestyle stops her in her tracks. Thrust back into claustrophobic village life, Kit falls prey to malicious gossip, & then to tragedy. Overwhelmed by events, she finally heeds the advice of her well-meaning family, & is almost destroyed in the process. But then a chance encounter promises to deliver the husband & children she has always wanted ? provided her shameful secret is not revealed