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The Young Mrs. Burton

The Young Mrs. Burton

Literary Fiction

Margaret Penn

Authors: Margaret Penn
Print type: BOOK

Description:

Hilda Winstanley marries a journalist who becomes an officer in World War I. When he returns a hero, wounded, alcoholic, and unemployable, Hilda is forced to become the family breadwinner. Total destitution ultimately forces her to allow her own children to be adopted by others.