167 Results with the "Literary Fiction" genre


    • by LovelyMay Chapter X – Dawn O’Hara, The Girl Who Laughed Trashed begins not in sorrow but in excitement, as Dawn joins Frau Nirlanger in a spirited mission to revamp the latter’s wardrobe. Their outing feels lighthearted at first—a simple quest for a dress becomes a step toward emotional renewal for Frau Nirlanger. She pours her remaining Vienna savings into elegant pieces, intent on surprising her husband with a stylish transformation. Dawn, watching her friend move from hesitant to hopeful, notes how…
    • Chapter VIII-Derrick Vaughan–Novelist Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter VIII – Derrick Vaughan–Novelist follows Derrick through a season marked by inward struggle and outward dedication, set against the muted beauty of an autumn slowly surrendering to winter. While others embrace the cheer of London’s social season, Derrick chooses solitude and steady work, burying his unspoken thoughts of Freda beneath pages of manuscripts and patient companionship with his ailing father. He continues writing with a quiet intensity, using every observation—every subtle…
    • Chapter VIII Plumstead Episcopi Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter VIII opens with a glimpse into the Archdeacon's mindset, revealing not a hatred for John Bold, but a firm resolve to protect the Church from what he sees as an unjustified assault. While he acknowledges Bold’s motives might be pure, he remains unmoved in his commitment to defend ecclesiastical integrity. He is not concerned with how his actions might be judged, as long as he acts within his own understanding of charity and duty. Despite feeling the urge to share legal reassurances with Mr.…
    • CHAPTER VIII -Dawn O’Hara: The Girl Who Laughed Cover
      by LovelyMay CHAPTER VIII – Dawn O’Hara: The Girl Who Laughed opens in a mood of inner restlessness as Dawn reaches a breaking point in her struggle to maintain composure while always playing the “good fellow.” Her exhaustion grows not from work alone, but from being expected to suppress ambition and emotion simply because she is a woman. She confesses a desire not for romance or leisure, but for respect and the right to be seen as an equal—someone with purpose, voice, and capability beyond domestic labels or…
    • by LovelyMay Chapter VIII – Dawn O’Hara, The Girl Who Laughed Trashed begins not with drama or revelation, but with the warmth of a shared afternoon. Baumbach’s café, with its clinking cups and scent of strong black coffee, offers a pause from the hectic rhythm of newspaper deadlines and emotional turmoil. For Dawn, it’s more than a café—it’s a reminder of a cultural tapestry where familiarity is stitched into every tablecloth and pastry tray. The company of Blackie, with his sardonic wit and genuine…
    • Chapter VIII – A Nocturnal Visit Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter VIII – A Nocturnal Visit unfolds under a sky wrapped in stillness, where footsteps carry weight and whispered words feel louder than daylit truths. Kirstie’s approach to Archie is not tentative—it comes from a place long held back by patience, now released by worry and unresolved love. Her questions, though calmly spoken, arise from sleepless nights and silent suffering. She has sensed the growing closeness between Archie and the younger Kirstie, and what once seemed innocent now feels…
    • Chapter VII ‘The Jupiter’ Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter VII begins with Eleanor struggling to hold her composure after leaving John Bold, but her thoughts betray her restraint. Though she attempts to suppress any lingering warmth for him, her heart betrays her outward firmness. She recalls her father’s calm insistence that Bold meant no real harm, but even those words do little to ease the ache of her conflicting loyalties. Eleanor is pulled between duty and desire—her devotion to Mr. Harding remains steadfast, yet Bold's integrity and sincerity…
    • Chapter VII -Derrick Vaughan–Novelist Cover
      by LovelyMay through till the task was…
    • CHAPTER VII -Dawn O’Hara: The Girl Who Laughed Cover
      by LovelyMay CHAPTER VII – Dawn O’Hara: The Girl Who Laughed begins with Dawn venting her irritation in a theatrical monologue about Milwaukee’s seeming neglect of her needs as a lonely newcomer. Her dramatic complaint, delivered with mock solemnity, is met with hearty laughter from Blackie, whose irreverent humor breaks the mood like sunlight through a window. He teases her affectionately and promises to introduce her to Baumbach’s—a hidden Milwaukee treasure famous for its legendary onion soup and an…
    • Chapter VII – Enter Mephistopheles Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter VII – Enter Mephistopheles begins with the unexpected arrival of Frank Innes at Hermiston, bearing an ambiguous invitation from Archie that even Archie does not fully recall extending. Despite their past as school friends, the warmth between them quickly cools under the weight of unspoken tension and growing differences. Archie, introverted and guarded, regards Frank’s bold and meddlesome manner with increasing discomfort. Where Archie values quiet and discretion, Frank thrives on amusement and…
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