I Walked in Arden

"I Walked in Arden" by Jack Randall Crawford is a story that throws a young English writer named Edward Jevons into the world of American manufacturing. Pulled from his London life by his father's business deal, Edward finds himself in Deep Harbor, a busy factory town, far from his dream of writing. The book kicks off with Edward thinking about his past and the scary idea of starting over. He's nervous about going to America with his father, especially since he feels unprepared for what's coming. When he's offered a big job at the Deep Harbor Manufacturing Company, even though he really wants to be a writer, his worries get even bigger. The story explores Edward's changing personality, and the struggle between who he is, what he wants, and what his family expects, all while setting the scene for the challenges he'll face in this new world.