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ROSEMARY
By - Josephine Lawrence - Illustrated by - Thelma Gooch
NEW YORK - CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
ROSEMARY
CHAPTER I - GOOD NEWS
CHAPTER II - THE WILLIS WILL
CHAPTER III - AUNT TRUDY COMES
CHAPTER IV - DR. HUGH TAKES COMMAND
CHAPTER V - WINNIE'S VOLUNTEERS
In a sun‑lit summer house, three sisters huddle together on a window seat, their hair a cascade of gold, copper and honey‑yellow. The quiet is broken only by whispered fears and the sudden arrival of Hugh, a steady‑hand brother who brings news of their ailing mother’s need for rest. As doctors and nurses appear, the house fills with a mix of relief and lingering anxiety, each child reacting in her own fragile way.
The siblings cling to hopeful promises of a country sanatorium, a place where their mother might finally recover. Amid the tender reassurances and quiet tears, the story captures the delicate balance between youthful optimism and the weight of family responsibility. Listeners are invited into a world where love, worry, and the simple act of caring intertwine, setting the stage for the challenges that lie ahead.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (326K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2007-02-19
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

d. 1978
A prolific American novelist and journalist, this writer moved easily between children's stories and adult fiction, with a warm eye for everyday family life. Her work reached huge audiences in newspapers, on radio, and in novels that captured ordinary people at moments of change.
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