First published in 1949, in Mary Wakefield , the third book in the Jalna series, a young English woman is hired by Ernest Whiteoak to be a governess to Philip’s motherless children. When Philip falls in love with her, his mother does all she can to prevent the marriage. This is book 3 of 16 in The Whiteoak Chronicles . It is followed by Young Renny .
This book is part of the Whiteoaks of Jalna Saga Books series and is book #11 in the series.