The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

The following day the society meet for tea but urge Cecelia to leave, since they will be discussing her parents. He claims women ruined his life, even though he is the one that killed Cilla. Patrick Morvath intends to destroy the Wisteria Society and overthrow Queen Victoria and return women to subservience.

A battle ensues between the other society homes and Morvath’s Northangerland Abbey. Cecelia has another run-in full of romantic tension with Ned as he oversees the theft of another society house. Muriel Fairweather’s home has been stolen, but the society suspects a greater plot. Mary in Devon for an emergency meeting of the Wisteria Society. Morvath believes himself the illegitimate son of Branwell Bronte, and makes colors his life with a dramatically Gothic aesthetic.ĭarlington house is in Bath several days before being called to Ottery St.

Cecelia is the daughter of Captain Patrick Morvath and Cecelia “Cilla” Bassingthwaite. After meeting with Miss Armitage, Ned convenes with Captain Morvath, who has employed him to capture Cecelia. He was sent by Isabelle Armitage, a fellow society member, who wanted to hurt Miss Darlington and boost Cecelia’s reputation with a contract on her life. After he tosses a grenade through the window, Darlington House goes down to Bath to get away from the assassin. This is interrupted by a visit from Ned Lightbourne, who goes by many aliases throughout the novel. The novel begins with Cecelia Bassingthwaite and her aunt, Miss Darlington, sitting in their home. Cecelia Bassingthwaite is the novel’s central character, meaning the third-person narrator is often, though not exclusively, attached to her thoughts and actions. The novel is divided into 26 chapters, each beginning with a handful of fragmented phrases as a preview to the chapter’s contents. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Holton, India.

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton