"The Breaking Point" by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a book set in a close-knit, early 1900s town, where secrets simmer beneath the surface of everyday life. The story mainly follows Elizabeth Wheeler, a young woman dreaming of romance while participating in the town choir. But her life gets complicated when her friend, Clare, shares her feelings for the enigmatic Doctor Dick Livingstone, a man with a shadowed past. As the characters grapple with their desires and complicated relationships, the stage is set for social drama, hinting at the challenges they will face amid a society ripe with gossip and hidden truths.
The Breaking Point
By Mary Roberts Rinehart
In a world of musical dreams and whispered affections, a town's hidden past threatens to expose secret desires and unravel delicate lives.
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About the AuthorMary Roberts Rinehart was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie. Rinehart published her first mystery novel The Circular Staircase in 1908, which introduced the "had I but known" narrative style. Rinehart is also considered the earliest known source of the phrase "the butler did it", in her novel The Door (1930), although the exact phrase does not appear in her work and the plot device had been used prior to that time. She also worked to tell the stories and experiences of front line soldiers during World War I, one of the first women to travel to the Belgian front lines.
Mary Roberts Rinehart was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie. Rinehart published her first mystery novel The Circular Staircase in 1908, which introduced the "had I but known" narrative style. Rinehart is also considered the earliest known source of the phrase "the butler did it", in her novel The Door (1930), although the exact phrase does not appear in her work and the plot device had been used prior to that time. She also worked to tell the stories and experiences of front line soldiers during World War I, one of the first women to travel to the Belgian front lines.
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