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Although I haven’t read the novel, I would imagine it runs something like this:
Lady Cherry Raspberry (the sister of Lord Cumquat Raspberry) has a bitter detractor in the shape of the beautiful Lady Leticia Lemon-Lime. The two battle it out, hoping to win the favours of the wealthy Earl of Grape (first name Guava). Although neither lady knows it, the Earl is a jackfruit, an impostor, masquerading as one of his fruity betters. He seduces the Lady Raspberry, pops poor Cherry; she is abandoned and forced into the workhouse, where she develops the recipe for her famous lemon tea. And then, with the unexpected backing of Lady Leticia Lemon-Lime, the two go into business together, make their fortune, develop a time machine, and, in an unexpected plot-twist, disappear from the face of the Earth.
Of course, it might not actually run like that, but you can usually tell.
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