"Between Whiles" by Helen Hunt Jackson is a tale from colonial New England that untangles the knotty threads of love and societal expectations through the lives of Willan Blaycke, his wife Jeanne Dubois, and those around them. We first meet Willan, a strange landowner back in America after sending his son to England. His wife, Jeanne, is of questionable repute, and faces a difficult time fitting in as the wife of a rich man. When Willan dies, conflicts ignite between Jeanne and her stepson Willan as he inherits the estate. The arrival of Jeanne’s niece, Victorine Dubois, adds more confusion as she is rumored to be part of her family’s questionable past. These lives are interwoven into a dramatic story of ambition, mystery, and secrets, setting the stage for an unpredictable future.
Between Whiles
By Helen Hunt Jackson
In colonial New England, a family's secrets and ambitions collide when a mysterious past threatens to unravel their tangled web of love and inheritance.
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About the AuthorHelen Hunt Jackson was an American poet and writer who became an activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the United States government. She described the adverse effects of government actions in her history A Century of Dishonor (1881). Her popular novel Ramona (1884) dramatized the federal government's mistreatment of Native Americans in Southern California after the Mexican–American War and attracted considerable attention to her cause. Commercially successful, it was estimated to have been reprinted 300 times, with readers liking its romantic and picturesque qualities more than its political content. The novel was so popular that it attracted many tourists to Southern California who wanted to see places from the book.
Helen Hunt Jackson was an American poet and writer who became an activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the United States government. She described the adverse effects of government actions in her history A Century of Dishonor (1881). Her popular novel Ramona (1884) dramatized the federal government's mistreatment of Native Americans in Southern California after the Mexican–American War and attracted considerable attention to her cause. Commercially successful, it was estimated to have been reprinted 300 times, with readers liking its romantic and picturesque qualities more than its political content. The novel was so popular that it attracted many tourists to Southern California who wanted to see places from the book.
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