Cousin Maude is a novel written by Mary J. Holmes. The story revolves around a young woman named Ruth, who is orphaned and must live with her wealthy cousin, Maude. Ruth soon discovers that Maude is manipulative and cruel, and begins to suspect that her cousin is trying to harm her. Meanwhile, Ruth falls in love with Maude's brother, James, but Maude disapproves of the match and sets out to ruin their relationship. As the tension between Ruth and Maude escalates, Ruth must navigate a web of deception and betrayal in order ...
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Cousin Maude is a novel written by Mary J. Holmes. The story revolves around a young woman named Ruth, who is orphaned and must live with her wealthy cousin, Maude. Ruth soon discovers that Maude is manipulative and cruel, and begins to suspect that her cousin is trying to harm her. Meanwhile, Ruth falls in love with Maude's brother, James, but Maude disapproves of the match and sets out to ruin their relationship. As the tension between Ruth and Maude escalates, Ruth must navigate a web of deception and betrayal in order to protect herself and the man she loves. The novel explores themes of family, love, and the destructive power of jealousy.She was an enthusiastic admirer of beauty, and Nellie had made an impression upon her at once; so, when the latter said, ""What makes you look at me so funny?"" she answered, ""Because you are so pretty."" This made a place for her at once in the heart of the vain little Nellie, who asked her to go upstairs and see the pink silk dress which ""Aunt Kelsey had given her.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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