
In a small Pennsylvania town during the early days of the Great War, Sara Lee Kennedy lives a quiet, routine life. She spends her evenings knitting by the fire, her modest room arranged like a picture from a women’s magazine—neat, white, and almost timeless. Though the headlines speak of distant battles, Sara Lee’s world feels fixed, the backdrop of her days unchanging and familiar.
One night, however, the solid wall of her everyday existence suddenly turns transparent, revealing a strange, fairy‑touched forest beyond. In that luminous interlude she encounters a mysterious figure—a prince who seems both foreign and oddly close. The experience lingers, turning ordinary memory into something extraordinary, and hints at a hidden adventure that may reshape how she sees the world.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (380K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by An anonymous PG volunteer and David Garcia
Release date
1999-01-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1876–1958
A hugely popular mystery writer of the early 20th century, she helped shape the modern suspense story and is often linked with the phrase “the butler did it.” Her novels, plays, and journalism brought sharp plotting and lively characters to a wide audience.
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