Lavender and Old Lace, E-bok

A young girl from the city, Ruth Thorne, visits her spinster aunt s house in the New England countryside. While exploring the attic, Ruth discovers a chest of mementos from her aunt s romantic past. Journalist Carl Winfield helps her unravel the past, and soon she finds herself reliving the old romance. A sweet Victorian romance novel with a bit of mystery, Lavender and Old Lace is Myrtle Reed’s most famous work.Myrtle Reed (1874-1911) was an American author, poet and journalist. A best-selling romance novelist and Chicago socialite, she was one of America’s best-known authors in the first decade of the 20th century. Her most famous works include Lavender and Old Lace (1902), Threads of Grey and Gold (1913) and A Weaver of Deams (1911). Reed also wrote numerous cookbooks. ...