"Love Stories" by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a set of stories centered on love and how people change. The book starts with a nurse, N. Jane Brown, looking after Mr. Middleton, who is hurt. Their relationship grows as they deal with their problems. Mr. Middleton makes up stories about a girl named Mabel to seem more interesting to Jane, showing he wants to connect with her. At the same time, Jane faces tough parts of her job, like when a patient dies, making her a more complete character. The start of the book suggests a possible love story between them, all while showing the challenges they face in their own lives and at the hospital.
Love Stories
By Mary Roberts Rinehart
In a hospital, a nurse and her patient form a bond as he weaves fictional tales of romance and she confronts the harsh realities of life and loss.
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About the AuthorMary Roberts Rinehart was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie. Rinehart published her first mystery novel The Circular Staircase in 1908, which introduced the "had I but known" narrative style. Rinehart is also considered the earliest known source of the phrase "the butler did it", in her novel The Door (1930), although the exact phrase does not appear in her work and the plot device had been used prior to that time. She also worked to tell the stories and experiences of front line soldiers during World War I, one of the first women to travel to the Belgian front lines.
Mary Roberts Rinehart was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie. Rinehart published her first mystery novel The Circular Staircase in 1908, which introduced the "had I but known" narrative style. Rinehart is also considered the earliest known source of the phrase "the butler did it", in her novel The Door (1930), although the exact phrase does not appear in her work and the plot device had been used prior to that time. She also worked to tell the stories and experiences of front line soldiers during World War I, one of the first women to travel to the Belgian front lines.
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