A Memoir of a Woman's Life

Beatrix's family did not approve of the match. They viewed Norman as a tradesman, well below their own class. But Beatrix wasn't deterred. She was prepared to defy her parents' wishes. After all, she loved Norman and unusually for a woman at that time, her commercial publishing success meant she had the financial means to make her own decisions in life. Their longed-for marriage was not to be. Less than a month after he proposed, Norman passed away. When the clouds of grief passed, Beatrix decided to do something rather unusual for a woman of her class. With the substantial royalties she had earned on the tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix bought a

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