Satan Sanderson

"Satan Sanderson" by Hallie Erminie Rives is an early 20th-century novel that digs into the difficult connections within a wealthy family. The story mainly follows the rocky relationship between David Stires, a rich and grumpy man, and his troublemaking son, Hugh. The plot happens in a world of social rules and tough moral choices, especially when a young minister named Harry Sanderson gets mixed up in the lives of the Stires family and Jessica Holme, their blind ward. Right from the start, the book shows David Stires changing his will because he's angry about Hugh's wild actions, which he sees as a letdown. The story quickly shows us the differences between Hugh, a son who's messed up and trying to find himself, and Harry, a new priest with a unique and interesting personality. As this situation happens in a fancy library on a nice May night, the big question of forgiving and making up hangs in the air, with Jessica, who is blind, as an innocent person stuck in the middle of the family's issues. This sets the stage for a story that looks at what people owe each other, the results of their actions, and the search for personal rescue while dealing with how society judges them.