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Ethelyn's Mistake

Ethelyn's Mistake

Holmes, Mary Jane

Paperback

RomanceGeneral Fiction

ISBN13: 9798182731294
Publisher: Bundy Books
Published: Sep 2 2026
Pages: 340
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.71 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

isanovellikely written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of love, societal expecta tions, and personal struggle as it follows the life of Ethelyn Grant, a young womanonthecuspofmarriage, whograppleswithheremotionstiedtopast relationships and her impending future. The opening of the novel intro duces Ethelyn in the quiet, picturesque town of Chicopee, Massachusetts, on the morning of her wedding day. Despite the joyous occasion, she is troubled and introspective, feeling conflicted about her feelings for her fi ancé, Richard Markham, and her past attachment to her cousin Frank Van Buren. ThenarrativecapturesthecontrastsbetweenEthelyn'semotionsand theexpectationsaroundher, showcasingherinternalturmoilassheprepares toenterintoa life that maynot alignwithherheart'sdesires. Assheinteracts with her supportive aunt Barbara and reflects on her past, it becomes clear that Ethelyn is facing a significant emotional dilemma, hinting at the deeper conflicts that will unfold throughout the story. there was a sweet odor of clover blossoms in the early morning air, and the dew stood in great drops upon the summer flowers, and dropped from the foliage of the elm trees which skirted the village common. There was a cloud of mist upon the meadows, andthewindings of the river could be distinctly traced by the white fog which curled above it. But the fog and the mists were rolling away as the warm June sun came over the easternhills, andhereandthere signsof lifewere visibleinthe littleNewEnglandtownof Chicopee, where our story opens. The mechanics who worked in the large shoe-shop halfway down Cottage Row had been up an hour ormore, while the hissing of the steam which carried the huge manufactory had been heard since the first robin peeped from its nest in the alders down by the running brook; but higher up, on Bellevue Street, where the old inhabitants lived, everything was quiet, andtheloamyroad, moistanddampwiththedewsof the previous night, was as yet unbrokenbythefootofmanorrutofpassing wheel

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