
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
A quiet Glasgow evening finds the Thomson household humming with the ordinary clatter of home life. John Thomson slips through the front door after a long day’s work, his unexpected pineapple in hand, and is greeted with the warm teasing of his wife and the impatient chatter of his children. The family’s kitchen swells with the scent of sausages, tea, and a promised party, while the siblings juggle mischief, chocolate‑splattered clothes, and the gentle rebukes of their sister Jess.
Through their banter and bustling routine, a sense of both comfort and underlying tension builds. As the children prepare for a gathering that looms on the horizon, hints of rivalries and unspoken worries begin to surface, suggesting that the night’s simple pleasures may soon be tested by the family’s hidden hopes and doubts.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (422K characters)
Release date
2011-02-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1877–1948
A warm, quietly observant Scottish novelist, she became one of Hodder & Stoughton’s best-selling authors in her lifetime. Writing as O. Douglas, she is remembered for novels of village and small-town life in southern Scotland, especially between the wars.
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