Heart of Philura

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Published 1900 onward

Authors: Florence Morse Kingsley In Year : 1915

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Heart of Philura

The Hidden Picture
Apriling
Transfiguration
'A Spot Where Spirits Blend'
The Closed Door
The Hill Family
Malvina Bennettt, dressmaker
The Ornes
The Door Ajar
A Night of Rain and The Morning After
A Little Journey In The World
Millstones and Opportunities
Not At Home To Visitors
Molly Drives The Cow
On The Old Road
Malvina Bennett Points a Moral
Where is Sylvia
On Wings of Morning
Grandma Orne Speaks Her Mind
At The Parsonage
The COnfession
A Rainy Dawn
Playing Mother
Sylvia's Child
"Unto Us A Son Is Born"
The Parish Hears The News
The Ladies Aid
Miss Philura's Baby
The Lord Gave
Milly

(Once again Mrs Kingsley does not shy away from the highs and lows of life in the quickly changing world of the 1900s…the ageing women working to support themselves or their families, in jobs that will soon disappear...the washerwoman, butter-woman and the little dressmaker….the contrast between the socialite of Boston and the drudge in the kitchen….the old farmers and the independent, college-educated young people…and, with an acceptance of the realities of life we might think of as “modern”, the impact of an illegitimate child on the lives of its mother and her whole family. In her new role as the ministers wife, Miss Philura’s independent (dare one say rebellious?) spirit continues to blossom, while deep in her heart there is a secret longing waiting to be realised….The arrival of a mysterious new family in the village will have unexpected consequences for the lives of several people in Innesfield; fortunately the heart of Philura is big enough and brave enough to embrace it all. (Anne F )

Books in the series:
1 - The Transfiguration of Miss Philura
2 - Miss Philura's Wedding Gown
3 - The Heart of Philura
4 - Neighbors