Three Margarets

Three cousins, three personalities, one extraordinary name. When Margaret Montford, Peggy Montfort, and Rita Montfort arrive at Fernley House for a summer with their uncle, they discover a family secret: all three were named for their grandmother, binding them together before they've exchanged a word. The thoughtful Margaret arrives first, then the lively Peggy, and finally the elegant Rita, haughty from her life in Cuba. What begins as awkward strangers sharing a carriage in the summer rain slowly transforms into something richer as these three girls, nothing alike in temperament or background, learn that shared blood can become shared heart. Richards writes with gentle humor and keen observation of how friendships form: the initial frictions, the small kindnesses, the moments when strangers become sisters. It's a warm portrait of how summer can change everything, and a reminder that family sometimes looks nothing like you expect.