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The Six Sisters · Book 1

Minerva

by M. C. Beaton
Published
1 January 1983
Pages
336
ISBN-13
9780745101408
Type
novel
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About this book

Minerva opens The Six Sisters in 1983, introducing the eldest Armitage daughter as she catches a marquess's eye while quietly holding her chaotic, genteel-poor household together. Written under M. C. Beaton's Marion Chesney name, it sets the pattern the other five novels follow: a Regency courtship complicated by pride and gossip, resolved only once the sister in question stops performing what's expected of her. At 336 pages, it's the longest entry in the series.

Key facts about Minerva

M. C. Beaton wrote Minerva, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1983. The book has 336 pages.

We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780745101408 to find the main one.

Minerva is book 1 of 6 in The Six Sisters series. The series has 6 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.

Additionally, M. C. Beaton writes Hamish Macbeth, A House for the Season and School for Manners, plus 6 more series. Those series sit on our historical romance, cozy mystery and historical mystery shelves. Meanwhile, Death of a Groom is the latest published M. C. Beaton book on file, from 10 February 2026.

About M. C. Beaton

M. C. Beaton was the pen name of Marion Chesney, a Scottish-born author who wrote prolifically across romance and mystery before finding her signature register with two long-running cozy mystery series set worlds apart in tone and geography. See every M. C. Beaton book in order.

Its place in The Six Sisters

Minerva is book 1 in the The Six Sisters series. It is followed by The Taming of Annabelle. See the full The Six Sisters reading order.

The Six Sisters follows the daughters of the impoverished Armitage family of Hopeworth -- Minerva, Annabelle, Deirdre, Daphne, Diana and Frederica -- as their formidable mother maneuvers each one, in turn, toward a well-married future despite the family's chronic lack of money. Beginning with Minerva , in which the eldest sister catches the eye of a marquess while quietly managing her chaotic household, each novel gives one sister her own Regency romance: a mismatched courtship, a misunderstanding rooted in pride…

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