Abigail Beadle has given two decades of her life to first caring for her father who has
developed Parkinsons then at his request as his health fails completely looking after the
centuries old family home Ashgrove House In order to do that she has to put up with being
ordered around by her stepmother Edwina who is not a pleasant person. Abigail has never
married because Lucas Chadwick the man she loved when she was young left the village suddenly
with his family. This was due to her stepmothers machinations and threats but as Edwina also
intercepted his letters to Abigail afterwards the relationship was broken up. When her
stepmother dies suddenly Abigail is glad to be released from the womans nagging and bullying
but doubts shell manage to keep her beloved home because of the need to pay inheritance
tax.Various people start plotting to help Abigail put together enough money to pay the
inheritance taxes and keep her familys home. Will they succeed or will she lose everything?
