The Story of Ivy - Marie Belloc Lowndes - Bog

Ivy is a beautiful but ambitious young woman who married an idler, Jervis Lexton for his family money. However, through the fault of Jervis and his gambling father, the Lextons have become quite poor and the young Ivy became quite frustrated with her impoverished husband. Before he has a chance to bounce back on his feet Jervis dies from a mysterious illness and there is a suspicion that he has been poisoned.