Excerpt from Contrary Mary
He had a fancy, as he sat there waiting, that neither he nor this room were in accord with the things that were going on in the big house. Out side oi the closed door the radiant guests were still ascending the stairway on shining wings of light. He could hear the music of their laughter, and the deeper note of men's voices, rising and growing fainter in a sort of transcendent harmony.
When the door was finally opened, it was done quickly and was shut quickly, and the girl who had entered laughed breathlessly as she turned to him.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. Traveling between two worlds, this riveting novel follows the journey of Mary, a young woman caught between her desire for independence and the expectations of her well-to-do family. After her sister's marriage, Mary decides to rent out the family's grand old house and live alone. Her first tenant is Roger, a scholar who becomes smitten with her frank and beautiful nature. However, Mary is focused on her need to prove herself and resents the attention of the wealthy and eligible Porter. The author explores the complexities of family and societal expectations, the search for self-discovery, and the transformative power of friendship and love. Through Mary's struggles and triumphs, this book offers a timeless and deeply resonant meditation on what it means to live a fulfilling life on one's own terms. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781331519270_0
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