"The Man Between: An International Romance" by Amelia E. Barr tells the story of Ethel Rawdon, a youthful woman on the threshold of life-altering experiences about romance and self discovery. The story begins by introducing Ethel as she thinks about her life and friendships, amidst the coming engagement announcement of her friend, Dora Denning, hinting at themes of love, societal expectations, and identity that will all play out in throughout the tale. Overall, the commencement of the book creates an immediate vivid scene and immerses readers in Ethel's world and her close family connections and friendships which will set the scene for future events. Ethel feels every emotion come to life as she exists within social norms and the fascinating interpersonal adventures that mark her interactions with Dora, her father, and Aunt Ruth, while the expectation surrounding Dora's "amazing announcement" will eventually reveal engagement to a clergyman. The opening chapter draws a portrait of life as Ethel thinks of her future and any love interests in store for her.
The Man Between: An International Romance
By Amelia E. Barr
As a young woman stands on the precipice of adulthood, an engagement announcement throws her into a whirlwind of romance, self discovery, and societal expectations in a turn of the century romance.
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About the AuthorAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr was a British novelist and teacher. Many of the plots of her stories are laid in Scotland and England. The scenes are from her girlhood recollection of surroundings. Her works include, Jan Vedder's Wife, A Border Shepherdess, Feet of Clay, Friend Olivia, The Bow of Orange Ribbon, Remember the Alamo, She Loved a Sailor, A Daughter of Fife, The Squire of Sanddal Side, Paul and Christina, Master of His Fate, The Household of McNeil, The Last of the Macallisters, Between Two Loves, A Sister to Esau, A Rose of a Hundred Leaves, A Singer from the Sea, The Beads of Tasmer, The Hallam Succession, The Lone House, Christopher and Other Stories, The Lost Silver of Briffault.
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr was a British novelist and teacher. Many of the plots of her stories are laid in Scotland and England. The scenes are from her girlhood recollection of surroundings. Her works include, Jan Vedder's Wife, A Border Shepherdess, Feet of Clay, Friend Olivia, The Bow of Orange Ribbon, Remember the Alamo, She Loved a Sailor, A Daughter of Fife, The Squire of Sanddal Side, Paul and Christina, Master of His Fate, The Household of McNeil, The Last of the Macallisters, Between Two Loves, A Sister to Esau, A Rose of a Hundred Leaves, A Singer from the Sea, The Beads of Tasmer, The Hallam Succession, The Lone House, Christopher and Other Stories, The Lost Silver of Briffault.
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