Frances Hodgson Burnett 
In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim [PDF ebook] 

Though she is today best remembered for her contributions to the canon of young adult literature, which include the classic The Secret Garden, author Frances Hodgson Burnett also penned a number of novels intended for adult audiences. The complex family drama In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim follows several families that have been rent asunder by various forces — some avoidable, some inescapable — and the steps they take to regroup in the aftermath.