The Shuttle (Summarized Edition)

The Shuttle interlaces a transatlantic marriage plot with a social panorama. When American heiress Rosalie Vanderpoel is absorbed into the decaying English estate of Sir Nigel Anstruthers, the story darkens into domestic Gothic; years later, her sister Bettina crosses the ocean—the titular shuttle—to confront abuse, restore Stornham Court, and renegotiate Anglo‑American power. Burnett's prose shif...