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The Roses of Somerset . Howbutker, Texas, 1916. . When her father dies, young Mary Toliver inherits the Somerset estate and the family cotton plantation. At just 16, she takes on the heavy responsibility of paying off the debts and making the estate prosper, for which she has boundless passion. But when Percy Warwick, her childhood sweetheart, a recent Princeton graduate, proposes, Mary must choose: follow her heart or remain loyal to her land. Unable to leave her ancestral estate, she refuses.. The years pass and each builds their own lives. But this decision will have serious consequences, not only for them, but also for future generations.... Spanning a large part of the 20th century, an epic historical saga between lies and power struggles, dreams and forbidden passions. .
