Dulcie Carlyon: A novel. Volume 1 (of 3)

"Dulcie Carlyon: A Novel. Volume 1" by James Grant is a story set in the late 1800s that follows Captain Lennard Melfort's return from India and his determined pursuit of Flora MacIan, who works as a governess, setting off a dramatic clash with his upper-class family who are against their union. The novel tells of love, family loyalty, and social standing as Lennard faces his parents, Lord and Lady Fettercairn, in a fierce argument about his intention to marry Flora, igniting a family feud fueled by pride and class differences. The situation escalates when Lennard reveals that he and Flora have already married, leading to his rejection by his family, and as Lennard parts ways with his past, the narrative promises a journey filled with emotional challenges and the difficulties of overcoming societal barriers for love.