
In a quiet Boston suburb, the fragile world of Alice Brewster teeters on the brink of collapse. After the sudden loss of her newborn, she is left trembling between grief and a desperate hope for relief, while her husband Adam, a New York banker, remains distant abroad. Their only anchor is Miss Nancy Porter, a seasoned nurse whose steady hands and calm demeanor have become the family’s lifeline, offering medicine and comfort in the darkest hours.
As the storm clears and the town awakens, Nancy must navigate a delicate balance of duty and secrecy, escorting a grieving mother through sleepless nights and whispered promises. The story unfolds within the intimate walls of a home where love, loss, and the promise of a “golden key” to peace linger just out of reach, inviting listeners to share in the tender, heartrending journey of those who cling to hope amid sorrow.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (352K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2016-01-13
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1843–1926
A prolific American writer of popular fiction, she published as Mrs. Georgie Sheldon and helped shape the world of late-19th-century dime novels and sentimental romance. Her stories were built for suspense, feeling, and page-turning drama, which is why they still make lively reading today.
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