Sudden Glory
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- Synopsis
- The author of Tammy Out of Time again tells a delightful and touching story about a most engaging heroine. And again, with grace and humor and tender insight, her story says something serious and memorable about people, and about the way to harmonious, fruitful living. Rhoda Lee Dalton and her family lived in the little town of Caroline, Mississippi. Their home was a modest one, but memories of a beautiful mansion on a plantation were all too hauntingly alive for the older generation, and especially for Grandmother. For young, redhaired Rhoda, however, it was the future, not the past, that filled her dreams. At the crucial, troubled period of life in which a girl approaches womanhood, Rhoda was awakened to the pain and waste, the conflicts and disappointments that may befall human beings. She saw them in the circle of her own family— in Mother, who valiantly but foolishly tried to restore their fortunes in fantastic business ventures; in Grandmother, whose own bitterness made her so domineering, so exasperating; in Aunt Maudie, who still yearned for the love she had lost, and sought to ease her longing in a scandalous rebellion. Grandpa, who was wise and witty and understanding, helped Rhoda to see why people behave as they do. Yet Rhoda had to discover the sources of strength and loving forgiveness her own way. And it was not an easy way. Rhoda proudly determined to rule her own future, and stepping beyond conventions, she decided to be a doctor! Even her harrowing experience on an emergency call with Dr. Marlin did not discourage her. But when handsome, dashing Andre Delour appeared on the scene, Rhoda's plans and dreams were disrupted as she fell headlong into the exhilarating arms of romance. How superior this ardent, knightly man was to Jake Collins, the overseer's son who dared tease her when he didn't even have good table manners! Romance can be treacherous, though, as Rhoda learned in a rude, shocking lesson. And then an unexpected, desperate crisis taught her one further lesson. Alone with a tremendous responsibility and a frightening challenge, Rhoda was plunged into reality. How her courage, her sense of humor, and her warm, loving heart brought her through, and how she found in this fateful trial the truths that are the foundations of maturity, that lead to a happy, useful life, is the satisfying, uplifting climax of her story. That Rhoda also found her own special "sudden glory" is the something extra that, like sunshine after a storm, reveals an enchanting, spiritually sustaining realm of love and laughter.
- Copyright:
- 1951
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 326 Pages
- Publisher:
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.
- Date of Addition:
- 01/08/19
- Copyrighted By:
- CID RICKETTS SUMNER
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Teens, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Melba June Thompson
- Proofread By:
- mvogel
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.