"Gretchen: A Novel" by Mary Jane Holmes is a fiction story set in the town of Shannondale, where the Tracy family is at the center of attention. The story kicks off with Arthur Tracy's return from overseas, shaking up life for his brother, Frank. Frank's comfy life in Arthur's fancy house, Tracy Park, might be over now that Arthur is back. As Frank worries, the town prepares for Arthur's welcome party, highlighting the tensions between family, money, and what society expects. Frank's wife, Dolly, and others start to feel the ripple effects of Arthur's arrival, pulling readers into a world of strong feelings and social observations that hint at the conflicts and struggles to come.
Gretchen: A Novel
By Mary Jane Holmes
In a town buzzing with anticipation, a wealthy man's return threatens to upend his brother's privileged existence and expose the hidden currents beneath their family's gilded surface.
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2012-09-07
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About the AuthorMary Jane Holmes was an American author who published 39 novels, as well as short stories. Her first novel sold 250,000 copies; and she had total sales of 2 million books in her lifetime, second only to Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her books included: "Tempest and Sunshine" (1854), "English Orphans" (1855), "Homestead on the Hillside" (1855), "Lena Rivers" (1856), "Meadow Brook" (1857), "Dora Deane" (1858), "Cousin Maude" (1860), "Marian Gray" 186^, "Hugh Worthington" (1864), "Cameron Vide" (1867). "Rose Mather" (1868), "Ethelyn’s Mistake" (1869), "Edna Browning" (1872), "Mildred" (1877), "Forest House" (1879), "Daisy Thornton," "Queenie Hetherton" (1883), "Christmas Stories" (1884), "Bessie's Fortune" (1885). "Gretchen" (1887), "Marguerite" (1891).
Mary Jane Holmes was an American author who published 39 novels, as well as short stories. Her first novel sold 250,000 copies; and she had total sales of 2 million books in her lifetime, second only to Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her books included: "Tempest and Sunshine" (1854), "English Orphans" (1855), "Homestead on the Hillside" (1855), "Lena Rivers" (1856), "Meadow Brook" (1857), "Dora Deane" (1858), "Cousin Maude" (1860), "Marian Gray" 186^, "Hugh Worthington" (1864), "Cameron Vide" (1867). "Rose Mather" (1868), "Ethelyn’s Mistake" (1869), "Edna Browning" (1872), "Mildred" (1877), "Forest House" (1879), "Daisy Thornton," "Queenie Hetherton" (1883), "Christmas Stories" (1884), "Bessie's Fortune" (1885). "Gretchen" (1887), "Marguerite" (1891).
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