The Stepdaughter — Iris Bromige

When Bridget was a child, her widowed mother married into the wealthy and tightly knit Rainwood family. But Bridget always felt apart from the Rainwoods and remained silently on the fringes, dreaming away her time - dreaming of marriage to her childhood friend Felix.

And then her world crumbled - Felix married Susan Rainwood - and Bridget would have to forget him. But the Rainwoods would not let her forget - they insinuated, spread rumours, and finally accused her of an illicit liaison . . . .