Peter's Mother (1906)

By Mrs. Henry De La Pasture

Book Overview

""Peter's Mother"" is a novel written by Betty De La Pasture and first published in 1906. The story revolves around the life of a woman named Lucy, who is the mother of a young boy named Peter. Lucy is a widow and struggles to make ends meet while raising her son alone. She is forced to take in a lodger, a young artist named Ralph, to help with the household expenses. As time passes, Lucy and Ralph develop feelings for each other, but their relationship is complicated by the social conventions of the time. Meanwhile, Peter grows up and faces his own challenges, including falling in love with a young woman from a different social class. The novel explores themes of love, loss, social class, and the challenges of single parenthood. It is a poignant and emotional story that captures the struggles and triumphs of a mother trying to provide for her family in difficult circumstances.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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 116492866X
• ISBN13: 9781164928669
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"