Download or read book The Caretaker Wife written by Barbara Whitehead and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1978 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Regency England, the brief peace with Napoleon ended, and handsome naval Lieutenant Richard Welby was recalled to service with Lord Nelson's navy. On the eve of departure he married Caroline Hill, hoping she could take care of his children and rescue his debt-ridden estate. When Caroline came to Curteys Court, she was confident she could unravel the snarl of her husband's business affairs and win the affection of his five children. But first, she would have to reckon with Lady Kitty, Richard's ravishing first wife who even in death still wrought havoc among the members of the Welby household.--Cover.