1798 — A time when patriotic pride swept across all of England following Nelson’s victory at the Battle of the Nile.
The Dean’s Daughter is the story of a family fortune tragically lost through lack of judgement and how the Reverend Dr Astley’s daughter, Clarinda, left destitute and homeless, manages to find personal fulfilment at a difficult time when she is forced to try to make a genteel living after the death of her father — her last remaining relative.
With the help of the fickle hand of Fate will she also be able to find happiness and the love she so desperately craves?