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A life of quiet desperation is all Ruth Forbes has ever known. Poverty and hardship prevail as she is called upon to look after a drunk father and her younger brother. When her father dies from cholera and her brother is taken away, she is crestfallen and suddenly alone in the world. By the grace of God and the kindness of neighbours, she doesn't end up on the streets.
Compassion from a new charity has given her the opportunity to stay at a seaside summer camp on the Norfolk coast. It is there that her life takes a dramatic turn when she captures the heart of Bryan McDonaugh, the son of a well-to-do landowner.
Bryan is in no hurry to marry or pursue a romance. But once he meets the lovely Ruth, he has a change of heart. Ruth is everything he could ever want; the feeling is mutual.
When Ruth is forced to return to the city, all seems lost. Bryan's father is opposed to him ever marrying a poor orphan and discourages him from pursuing Ruth. What are they to do? It seems everything is against them. It is Ruth's darkest hour, and she is alone once again. Can Bryan and Ruth overcome these circumstances and allow their love to blossom? How can they ever get together when they are so far apart?
"The Orphan's Dilemma" and all Catharine Dobbs' novellas are wholesome Victorian Romances.
Genre: Sagas
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