The Ordeal of Elizabeth

'The Ordeal of Elizabeth' is a romantic novel set in the English countryside. The Van Vorsts have long been kept under the tight rein of their matriarch Madam Van Vorst. But she is now dead and the family struggles to find a new way of life. Meanwhile Elizabeth, Madam Van Vorst's granddaughter has blossomed into a young woman with many admirers in the town. It is the handsome Paul Halleck she is drawn to. That is until he announces that he is going off to New York City for a job opportunity…