
A young woman named Margaret boards the ship Boomerang, leaving behind a lover’s kiss and a lingering goodbye that leaves her heart heavy with solitude. The bustling deck becomes a stage for strangers caught in their own concerns, while Margaret’s quiet grief goes unnoticed amid the clamor of departure.
Below deck, she shares a cramped cabin with Rose, an orphaned maid bound for Ireland, whose cheerful presence only sharpens Margaret’s sense of isolation. As the vessel slices through the ocean, Margaret reflects on a childhood marked by rejection and the looming return to a home that once judged her harshly. Her thoughts turn inward, weighing the weight of past mistakes against the uncertain promise of the journey ahead, setting the tone for a tale of self‑examination and the fragile hope of redemption.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (222K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Charles Bowen from page images provided by the Web Archive
Release date
2019-12-19
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1831–1894
A sharp-eyed Victorian novelist, journalist, and editor, he became one of the best-known literary figures of his day. His career moved between fiction, the stage, and the lively world of nineteenth-century magazines and newspapers.
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