The Lynmara Legacy

I have owned this book since it was published in 1975. Glad I finally got around to reading it. Talk about strong women-this story is certainly full of them. First Anna Rainard, a very headstrong, independent woman, who migrates from England to America after the death of her first husband amid the great depression, and raises her daughter, Nicole, alone. Second, Nicole, who is brought back to England (by a grandfather she has never met) under conditions of his will. Nicole, having lacked a warm upbringing by her mother, is also determined to make her own way, following in her mother's footsteps, until she falls in love and marries Lloyd Fenton, a surgeon. Finally happy, her world is torn apart by WWII and she again finds herself having show more to make her own way. In the background of this lavishly painted epic romance is the alluring Lymara, a centuries-old estate that becomes her final home and ultimate love. Nicole is not always likable in this story, but she is a woman we can all admire for her endurance and fierce family loyalty. show less