The Top of the World

"The Top of the World" by Ethel M. Dell is a love story set in the early 1900s, that centers on a young woman named Sylvia Ingleton, who finds her world turned upside-down by her father's new marriage and the return of her long-distance love, Guy Ranger. When Sylvia's father remarries, it brings an unwelcome tension. Her once peaceful life is now full of complications that lead her to question everything, and she comes to realize that she must find strength within herself. Her loyalty to Guy becomes strained by difficulties at home, forcing her to learn about her own independence and the demands of adulthood, all while struggling to figure out what she must do to be happy.