A Life For A Love: A Novel explores the internal conflict of a young man torn between love, social expectations, and duty. The story revolves around a son of a country rector who is engaged to a wealthy heiress. As the narrative unfolds, the pressure of personal sacrifice and the intricacies of love become evident. The idyllic setting of a rectory garden introduces key relationships, while subtle tensions foreshadow the complexities of Gerald's life ahead. His struggle becomes a poignant reflection of the expectations placed upon him, both by society and his own heart. The book delicately examines the clash between individual desires and the weight of familial and social obligations. It also portrays the emotional bonds between family members and how love can be both a source of joy and a challenge to one’s identity. The unfolding of the characters’ lives reveals a journey filled with sacrifice, highlighting the delicate balance between personal freedom and responsibility.
Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith (1844–1914) wrote a lot of stories for girls. Her father was the Rev. R. T. Meade of Nohoval, County Cork, and she was born in Bandon, County Cork. After that, she went to London and got married to Alfred Toulmin Smith in September 1879. She started writing, when she was 17 years old and finished over 280 books, during her lifetime. In fact, eleven new books with her name on them came out in first few years, after she died, showing how productive she was. Most people knew her for her books for kids. The most popular was "A World of Girls" which came out in 1886. 37,000 versions of "A World of Girls" were sold, and it had a big impact on school stories for girls in the 20th century. She did, however, write "sentimental" and "sensational" stories, religious stories, historical books, adventure stories, romances, and mysteries, some of which were co-written by men. Dr. Clifford Halifax was the first of these. They worked together for the first time in 1893 and wrote six books together. After a year, she worked with Robert Eustace for the first time and together they published eleven books.
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