Sisters

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Sisters

by Ada Cambridge

EN·~8 hours·30 chapters

Chapters

30 total

SISTERS

0:00

by - Ada Cambridge

0:27

CHAPTER I.

23:15

CHAPTER II.

20:27

CHAPTER III.

12:12

CHAPTER IV

16:48

CHAPTER V.

13:39

CHAPTER VI.

18:12

CHAPTER VII.

21:19

CHAPTER VIII.

19:36

Description

A headstrong young sailor, barely out of his teens, impulsively marries Lily, a shy, impoverished girl who has been eking out a living as a housemaid. He sees her exhaustion and decides she deserves rest, whisking her away from the cramped boarding house and promising a modest but hopeful future together. Their early days are a whirlwind of brief, stolen moments between voyages, filled with tender affection and the nervous excitement of a new marriage.

When Guthrie finally returns, he discovers that Lily has given birth to a delicate infant, and the couple must quickly turn their fleeting happiness into a stable home. With the help of loyal friends and a caring landlady, they prepare a modest house, complete with a celebratory supper and a launch to carry Lily and her baby across the bay. The scene captures the fragile joy of a young family stepping into domestic life, hopeful that love and perseverance will guide them through the uncertainties ahead.

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Language

en

Duration

~8 hours (500K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines.

Release date

Jul 1, 2003

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Ada Cambridge

Ada Cambridge

1844–1926

Known for sharp, observant fiction and memoir, this English-born Australian writer helped capture the texture of colonial life, especially the limits and expectations placed on women. Her work moves easily between wit, feeling, and social insight.

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