Miss McDonald

Frances Thornton spends her mornings among roses and lilies at Elmwood, feeling the steady rhythm of garden work and the quiet love that has long marked her marriage to the respected town gentleman, Guy. Beneath the blossoms, however, a sharp unease grows as Guy announces an unexpected marriage to a sixteen‑year‑old stranger, Daisy McDonald, whose only qualifications seem to be a pretty face and striking blue eyes. Frances watches the plan unfold through her journal, questioning the sudden shift in her husband’s priorities and the impact it may have on the life they have built.

The narrative follows Frances as she oversees the careful furnishing of a new wing meant for Daisy, navigating a maze of extravagant orders, bewildering color requests, and the clash between her own practical taste and the whims of a young fiancé. Through diary entries, letters, and intimate observations, listeners are drawn into a world of domestic ambition, social expectation, and the subtle tensions that arise when love, duty, and youthful desire intersect.