
A witty, slice‑of‑life tale set against the lingering shadows of the Great War, this story follows Torchy, a practical‑minded man freshly recalled from a peculiar army assignment, as he returns home to his bustling household. He finds his wife Vee already tangled in the emotional drama of their neighbor, Marion Gray—a young, vivacious woman caring for a demanding, chronically ill husband who monopolizes every ounce of attention.
Through sharp dialogue and warm domestic scenes, the narrator captures the everyday heroics of ordinary people: the clatter of a kitchen on the home front, the quiet anxieties of wartime rationing, and the tender, sometimes comic, bonds that keep a community together. Listeners will be drawn into the gentle rhythm of Harbor Hills, where love, duty, and a touch of gossip reveal the resilient spirit of those who never made it to the trenches but still fought their own battles at home.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (377K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2007-02-19
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1868–1946
Best remembered for the lively "Torchy" and "Shorty McCabe" stories, this American writer built a large popular readership with brisk, humorous fiction. His work moved easily between magazine entertainment and longer novels, giving early-20th-century readers plenty of wit and energy.
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