"Over Paradise Ridge" by Maria Thompson Daviess is a romance story that revolves around Betty and Samuel Foster Crittenden, who traded in a life of city glamour for a farm. The novel explores love, sacrifice, and the differences between country and city living. Betty wrestles with her feelings for Sam, her personal goals, and connections with friends, like Peter Vandyne, the poet. The story begins with Betty pondering her feelings for Sam, who is now living a simple life as a farmer. Their childhood bond has grown, but his life choices leave Betty divided between her love for him and what people expect. As she thinks about their past and the decisions they've made, readers see Betty desires a life defined by her own choices. The beginning sets the stage for a touching story about love and goals set against a rural environment. The reader will ponder the sacrifices that come with big decisions.
Over Paradise Ridge A Romance
By Maria Thompson Daviess
A young woman must choose between her childhood love who abandoned his ambitions for a simple life and her own dreams for the future.
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About the AuthorMaria Thompson Daviess was an American artist and feminist author. She is best known for her popular novels written in the early 20th century, with a "Pollyanna" outlook, as well as several short stories, among them, “Miss Selina Sue and the Soap-Box Babies," "Sue Saunders of Saunders Ridge" and "Some Juniors.". Daviess was affiliated with the Equal Suffrage League in Kentucky, being the co-founder and vice-president of the chapter in Nashville and an organizer of the chapter in Madison.
Maria Thompson Daviess was an American artist and feminist author. She is best known for her popular novels written in the early 20th century, with a "Pollyanna" outlook, as well as several short stories, among them, “Miss Selina Sue and the Soap-Box Babies," "Sue Saunders of Saunders Ridge" and "Some Juniors.". Daviess was affiliated with the Equal Suffrage League in Kentucky, being the co-founder and vice-president of the chapter in Nashville and an organizer of the chapter in Madison.
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