Mansfield Park is a study of three families--the Bertrams, the Crawfords, and the Prices--with the isolated figure of the heroine, Fanny Price, at its center. Fanny's quiet passivity, her steadfast loyalty and love for the son of the family who regard her as the poor relation, and who have taken her under their roof, are not appreciated until they are tried against the brilliant and witty Mary and Henry Crawford, the unfortunate consequences of whose...

Fanny Price is one of nine children and comes from a poor family. So when a rich relative offers to take her in, her parents quickly agree. But money doesn't bring happiness and Fanny struggles to settle into her new home. Her only relief is her new friend, Edmund. As she grows up, Fanny realizes how much Edmund means to her. But will he ever see her as more than a timid young girl?"--Provided by publisher.

"It's London in 1876, and the whole city is abuzz with the enigmatic disappearance of a famous foreign pianist. Lenox has an eye on the matter - as a partner in a now-thriving detective agency, he's a natural choice to investigate. Just when he's tempted to turn his focus to it entirely, however, his grieving brother asks him to come down to Sussex, and Lenox leaves the metropolis behind for the quieter country life of his boyhood. Or so he thinks....