Reading a number of novels set in the 17th century led her to write the best - selling Lacey trilogy Wideacre The Favoured Child and Meridon .
The best - selling Lacey trilogy Wideacre is a story about the love of land and incest .
Reading a number of novels set in the 17th century led her to write the best - selling Lacey trilogy Wideacre , which is a story about the love of land and incest , The Favoured Child and Meridon .