A minister adopts the daughter of an unrepentant murderess, probing whether criminal tendencies are inherited in this Victorian nature-versus-nurture story.
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A minister adopts the daughter of an unrepentant murderess, probing whether criminal tendencies are inherited in this Victorian nature-versus-nurture story.
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When a condemned woman asks the local Minister to take her daughter home, the childless man is touched and finds himself unable to refuse. Yet the prisoner is unrepentant of the murder of her husband. Will her vices be passed on to this seemingly sweet child? (Goodreads)
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Subtle romantic subplots with no explicit descriptions
Violence & gore
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Reference to murder and prison setting; no graphic scenes
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation
Religious content
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Central clergyman character; religious moral themes
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft
Occult / demonology
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No occult elements
Political content
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Explores nature vs nurture and views on the New Woman
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Domestic murder backstory; moral inheritance concerns
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