The Whiteoak Brothers

First published in 1953, in The Whiteoak Brothers, the Jalna
household is electric with secrecy and excited expectation. It is now
1923, and while young love blossoms between Pheasant and Piers, Aunt
Augusta's friend, Dilly Warkworth, arrives at Jalna and tries to snare
the heart of Renny. Eden, meets a persuasive mining broker whose new
venture promises miracles. One by one, Eden persuades the other
Whiteoaks to part with their savings - even old Adeline. This is book 6
of 16 in The Whiteoak Chronicles. It is followed by Jalna.