Expelled

At Tregowan, Christmas is felt as both a homecoming and a test of hearts. Three sisters—impulsive Marion, precise Eleanor, and dignified Winifred—wait in their own ways for Duke's return, their teasing, affection, and sharply different temperaments giving the household its lively pulse. But beneath the excitement lies a mother's private anguish: Mrs. Tregowan has received the terrible news that her beloved son has been expelled from school. As she rereads his old letters, she grieves over his proud, impetuous nature, yet cannot stop loving the open-hearted boy she knows. The story widens into the wild Cornish landscape and the old family estate, where family, friendship, and local loyalty are closely bound. At Dorrincourt, holiday chaos erupts as boys pack for home, tempers flare, and a corridor scuffle turns into a fistfight. Yet amid the noise, Marmaduke Tregowan is drawn into a deeper struggle of conscience, faith, and repentance. In a quiet moment of prayer, he finds the first stirrings of moral renewal, even as the cold dawn and comic breakfast confusion remind him that the journey home is only beginning. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.