The Daughters of Mannerling · Book 3
The Deception
- Published
- 1 January 1996
- Pages
- 237
- ISBN-13
- 9780783880358
- Type
- novel

About this book
The Deception (1996) follows The Intrigue in The Daughters of Mannerling and precedes The Folly, continuing the Beverley sisters' one-by-one progression through courtships shadowed by their shared dream of reclaiming the family estate.
Its place in The Daughters of Mannerling
The Deception is book 3 in the The Daughters of Mannerling series. It follows The Intrigue. It is followed by The Folly. See the full The Daughters of Mannerling reading order.
When the reckless Beverley family loses Mannerling, their beloved ancestral estate, to a gambling debt, each of the six Beverley sisters -- Isabella, Jessica, Abigail, Rachel, Belinda and Lizzie -- responds to the loss in her own way, but nearly all of them share one obsession in common: getting Mannerling back, whatever it costs. Beginning with The Banishment , the series follows the sisters one by one as they navigate courtships complicated by that inheritance -- suitors who might restore the house, matches…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780783880358