Shuttle

When he no longer has enough money to keep up his English estate, Stornham Court, Sir Nigel Anstruthers comes to New York in search of an heiress. He finds and marries the pretty and cosseted Rosalie Vanderpoel, the daughter of an American millionaire. But on their return to England, Nigel and his mother isolate Rosalie from her family. Many years later, Rosalie's now-grown up sister Bettina, arrives at Stornham Court to investigate why she has not heard from her sister for over a decade. First published in 1907, The Shuttle is one of Burnett's longer and more complex books.