In a New England town of the late 1870s, along an old street of elms beneath a great wooded hill, the lives of Ruth, Godfrey, Isabel, Arthur and Leonard become entangled through love and marriage. A young husband’s suspicion grows into an obsession that troubles the whole quiet community, and those who love him watch helplessly as it advances.
A short, tightly drawn psychological novel from the great chronicler of Creole New Orleans, here working in a northern setting. Download the free EPUB.