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The story revolves around Molly Gibson, only daughter of a widowed doctor living in a provincial town in Middle England in the 1830s. Molly, who has grown up in a household full of men raised by her father and servants, finds a mother substitute in the wife of squire Hamley at Hamley Hall where she is treated as almost part of the family. Though it would be considered improper for her to form a closer attachment to either of the squire's sons, both of whom are expected to marry women of rank and wealth, Molly strikes up a shy friendship with younger son Roger. The society's obsession with maidenly propriety was so strong that when Molly's father decides to remarry, he does so hardly out of inclination, but out of a perceived duty to provide teenage Molly with a chaperone. However, with the new Mrs. Gibson Molly gains not only a difficult stepmother, but also a troubling stepsister her own age. Cynthia, though instantly beloved by her stepsister, is more worldly than slightly awkward and naive Molly, has been to school in France and hides secrets in her past. Mrs. Gibson tries to bring about a marriage between her daughter Cynthia and Osborne, the heir of Hamley Hall, but it is actually Roger who falls in love with Cynthia. Meanwhile, Molly struggles against her growing love for Roger, and Osborne, like Cynthia, has secrets of his own. Illness and death at Hamley Hall bring some secrets out into the open and shroud others in even deeper mystery. Molly feels the world is out of joint and it is up to her to set it right... TELEVISION ADAPTATIONS In 1999, BBC produced a mini series based on the novel with a screenplay written by Andrew Davies . '' Wives And Daughters '' featured the acting talents of Justine Waddell, Bill Paterson , Francesca Annis , Keeley Hawes , Rosamund Pike , Tom Hollander , Anthony Howell , Michael Gambon , Penelope Wilton , Barbara Flynn , Deborah Findlay, Iain Glen , Barbara Leigh-Hunt , and Ian Carmichael . EXTERNAL LINK
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