"Dividing Waters" by I. A. R. Wylie is a story from the early 1900s about a young woman named Nora Ingestre who is dealing with hard choices, family duties, and her own dreams. The book looks at giving things up, finding yourself, and fighting between what you want and what people expect. It starts with Nora's family in trouble because of money problems caused by her father. Nora has to decide if she’ll give up her music studies for the family. She feels stuck but also wants to do what’s right. Her brother doesn’t like the situation either. Nora's mom tries to keep the peace and suggests Nora go work in Germany, which starts Nora's journey to find herself and push back against what society says she should do.
Dividing Waters
By I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) Wylie
Amidst financial despair, a young woman must sacrifice her dreams and journey to a foreign land, where she will challenge the expectations of her time and discover who she truly is.
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About the AuthorIda Alexa Ross Wylie, known by her pen name I.A.R. Wylie, was an Australian-British-American novelist, screenwriter, short story writer, poet, and suffragette sympathiser who was honoured by the journalistic and literary establishments of her time, and received international recognition for her works. Between 1915 and 1953, more than thirty of her novels and stories were adapted into films, including Keeper of the Flame (1942), which was directed by George Cukor and starred Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.
Ida Alexa Ross Wylie, known by her pen name I.A.R. Wylie, was an Australian-British-American novelist, screenwriter, short story writer, poet, and suffragette sympathiser who was honoured by the journalistic and literary establishments of her time, and received international recognition for her works. Between 1915 and 1953, more than thirty of her novels and stories were adapted into films, including Keeper of the Flame (1942), which was directed by George Cukor and starred Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.
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