“A beautifully written, highly seductive debut….The chemistry between Branwell and Lydia positively crackles on the page….Masterful storytelling which is

When 19-year-old Paul Manning moves to the countryside, his cousin Phillis is thrown into turmoil and insecurity as she falls for the charms of Paul’s sophist

Cousin Phillis is novel by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. A 19-year-old Paul Manning moves to the country and befriends his mother's family and his cousin Phillis,