The House in Dormer Forest

"The House in Dormer Forest" is a romance novel by the British writer, Mary Webb. The plot follows the lives of the Darke family, the occupants of Dormer Old house, a large but increasingly dilapidated manor built in Elizabethan times, and passed through the Darke family. The family's four children each of distinct personalities, all subscribe to the family's Christian faith. That is, all except Jasper, who has chosen a different path for himself, to the ire of his conservative family. And the other bone of contention is his secret love for Catherine Velindre, the beautiful girl, who is to be married by his brother Peter. His return to the manor threatens to bring tension to the family's erstwhile peaceful existence…