Bleak House being raised by Miss Barbary, Lady Dedlock's sister. Esther does not know Miss Barbary is her aunt. After Miss Barbary dies, John Jarndyce becomes Esther's guardian and assigns the Chancery lawyer "Conversation" Kenge to take charge of her future. After attending school for six years, Esther moves in with him at Bleak House. Jarndyce simultaneously assumes custody of two other wards, Richard Carstone and Ada Clare (who are both his and one another's distant cousins). They are beneficiaries in one of the wills at issue in "Jarndyce and Jarndyce"; their guardian is a beneficiary under another will, and the two
Bleak House Books hardcover and paperback, Bleak House Books also released limited collector's edition options called the "Evidence Collection" which included: 2008 Edgar Award Nominees Best Novel: "Soul Patch" by Reed Farrel Coleman Best First Novel by an American Author:"Head Games" by Craig McDonald Best Short Story: "Blue Note" from "Chicago Blues" by Stuart Kaminsky Bleak House Scores With Edgars, Publishers Weekly "To nobody's surprise, when the Mystery Writers of America announced the finalists for the 2008 Edgar Awards last week titles from the large New York houses dominated the eight (out of a total of 13) categories dealing with books. But one