Legacy Of Cain

Legacy of Cain

by Wilkie Collins

Legacy of Cain is a Victorian-era novel centered on the lives of two sisters, Eunice and Helena. They have been raised in idyllic surroundings by their father, the Reverend Abel Gracedieu, unaware of the dark secrets that shroud their past. One of the sisters is revealed to be adopted, her birth mother having been executed for the murder of her husband. As the murdered husband's mistress and brother enter their lives, a web of intrigue and suspicion unfolds, forcing the sisters to confront the truth about their origins and the weight of the past. The novel explores themes of family, secrets, guilt, and the search for truth, using suspenseful plot twists and complex character dynamics to keep readers engaged.

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William Wilkie Collins  was an English novelist and playwright known for The Woman in White (1859), and for The Moonstone (1868), which has been called the first modern English detective novel. B...

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