Diverging Roads
Автор:
Rose Wilder LaneЖанр:
Дата добавления:
2025-01-13Язык книги:
EnglishКол-во страниц:
81
Description
Helen is finishing high school and wants to leave the California farm of her parents, where they struggle to get by, to find a job and earn her own income. With her strong personality, she desires independence. She has an understanding with a young man, Paul, that they will marry someday, but he must also leave town to start work. Helen figures that if she can learn telegraphy and earn some money, she can bring the day closer when she and Paul can marry. She imagines working with Paul as a husband and wife team—but it’s apparent from the start that Paul doesn’t like the idea of a working wife.
As Helen starts to make her way in the world, she finds that her desires are often in conflict with each other. Work is drudgery, but it gives...
