Not Under the Law

"Not Under the Law" by Grace Livingston Hill is a story set in the early 1900s about a young woman named Joyce Radway who faces hardship after her aunt passes away. Readers meet Joyce as she bravely makes breakfast amid the taunts of her cruel cousins, Eugene and Nannette, who mock her dreams of teaching. The story unfolds through their arguments and Joyce's struggle to keep her spirits up. As it all unfolds, the pressure mounts, pushing Joyce to make a life-changing decision: she gathers a few precious items and leaves her cousins' home, seeking independence and a place where her dreams can take flight.