In Chicago at the start of the twentieth century, Rose Stanton, a lively, independent student who means to study law, marries Rodney Aldrich, a wealthy lawyer she met by chance, within a few weeks. Settled in a fine house, surrounded by servants and then the mother of twins, she realises that she is expected to be a decorative wife, with no role and no real work.
Rose wants a life of her own, and she fights for it, even trying to earn her own living in the world of the theatre. Published in 1916, this novel speaks about marriage and women's place with astonishing frankness.
Its absorbing story and lively dialogue are a pleasure to read in the language you are learning.
