A Yellow Aster, Volume 1 (of 3)

"A Yellow Aster, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Mrs. Mannington Caffyn is a story set in the late 1800s, following the Waring familys life, especially how Mr. and Mrs. Waring deal with raising Gwen and Dacre. It looks into the balancing act between exploring science and growing emotionally, and the difficulties of being parents when everything is changing so fast. The story starts at Waring Park where the family lives, showing how active and wild the kids can be. Dacre is a bit of a troublemaker, doing things like teasing a turkey, which gets him in trouble with Mary, the caretaker. At the same time, Mr. and Mrs. Waring are having a lively discussion about a fossil they found, which shows their own minds at work and their different ideas about how to raise their children. The beginning sets the scene for the Waring familys interesting relationships and gives hints about the bigger questions they are dealing with like what is good education, what is natural, and what is morally right.