"Sisters" by Kathleen Thompson Norris is a story centered on the Strickland family, and more specifically the experiences of Cherry Strickland who has become engaged to Martin Lloyd. It looks at love, family relationships, and growing up. Cherry excitedly tells everyone about her engagement, but is also nervous about it. Her family is introduced, with her older sister Alix and cousin Anne having their own thoughts about Cherry's engagement and how it will affect everything. As the story starts, Cherry enjoys being engaged but the book shows how the family acts, the contrast between Cherry's innocence and concerns from her sisters and father, and her relationship with Martin Lloyd. Relationship challenges and the difficulties of growing up are revealed as the core theme of what is to come regarding love and self-discovery.
Sisters
By Kathleen Thompson Norris
Amidst the joy of newfound love, a young woman's engagement sparks a journey of self-discovery, family dynamics, and the bittersweet transition into womanhood.
Summary
About the AuthorKathleen Thompson Norris was an American novelist and newspaper columnist. She was one of the most widely read and highest paid female writers in the United States for nearly fifty years, from 1911 to 1959. Norris was a prolific writer who wrote 93 novels, many of which became best sellers. Her stories appeared frequently in the popular press of the day, including The Atlantic, The American Magazine, McClure's, Everybody's, Ladies' Home Journal, and Woman's Home Companion. Norris used her fiction to promote family and moralistic values, such as the sanctity of marriage, the nobility of motherhood, and the importance of service to others.
Kathleen Thompson Norris was an American novelist and newspaper columnist. She was one of the most widely read and highest paid female writers in the United States for nearly fifty years, from 1911 to 1959. Norris was a prolific writer who wrote 93 novels, many of which became best sellers. Her stories appeared frequently in the popular press of the day, including The Atlantic, The American Magazine, McClure's, Everybody's, Ladies' Home Journal, and Woman's Home Companion. Norris used her fiction to promote family and moralistic values, such as the sanctity of marriage, the nobility of motherhood, and the importance of service to others.
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