Mrs. Henry Wood — Dene Hollow: A Novel

Macmillan 1921 Hardback, 466pp. A sweeping tale of land, power, and family loyalties in a Worcestershire country estate. Secrets, ambition, and a changing world collide around Beechhurst Dene and the people who live there. In Dene Hollow, a portrait of a venerable estate and the complex lives that orbit it unfolds across generations. Sir Dene Clanwaring’s wealth and status shape every choice, from road plans that threaten a tenant’s home to the quiet eddies of affection and duty within the family. Amid the green fields and village lanes, Tom Clanwaring grows from trusted farm hand to central figure in a web of loyalties, secrets, and social change. The story follows the land, the people who tend it, and the fragile lines between obligation and opportunity as time presses forward. No DJ. Blue cloth cover with gilded lettering on spine. Spine rubbed, small tears. Fair.