Sisters

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Sisters

by Ada Cambridge

EN·~8 hours

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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.

Details

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

2003-07-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Ada Cambridge

Ada Cambridge

1844–1926

An English-born writer who made colonial Australia vividly real in novels, poems, and memoirs, she became one of the best-known literary voices of her time. Her work often brings everyday domestic life, faith, love, and the Australian landscape into sharp, human focus.

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