Books with title Poor Dear Margaret Kirby

"You and I have been married nearly seven years," Margaret Kirby reflected bitterly, "and I suppose we are as near hating each other as two civilized people ever were!" She did not say it aloud. The Kirbys had long ago given up any discussion of their attitude to each other. But as the thought came into her mind she eyed her husband—lounging moodily in her motor-car, as they swept home through the winter twilight—with hopeless, mutinous irritation.

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A wonderful collection of short stories, featuring the following: POOR DEAR MARGARET KIRBY, BRIDGING THE YEARS, THE TIDE-MARSH, WHAT HAPPENED TO ALANNA, THE FRIENDSHIP OF ALANNA, "S IS FOR SHIFTLESS SUSANNA", THE LAST CAROLAN, MAKING ALLOWANCES FOR MAMMA, THE MEASURE OF MARGARET COPPERED, MISS MIX KIDNAPPER, SHANDON WATERS, GAYLEY THE TROUBADOUR, DR. BATES AND MISS SALLY, THE GAY DECEIVER, THE RAINBOW'S END, ROSEMARY'S STEPMOTHER, AUSTIN'S GIRL, RISING WATER.

A novel by Kathleen Thompson Norris, who was an American novelist, and wife of fellow writer, Charles Norris whom she wed in 1909. She was educated in a special course in the University of California and wrote many popular romance novels that some considered sentimental and honest in their prose. Norris was the highest-paid female writer of her time, and many of her novels are held in high regard today. Many of her novels were set in California, particularly the San Francisco area. They feature detailed descriptions of the upperclass lifestyle. Her works include Mother (1911), The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne (1912), Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby (1913), The Treasure (1914), Saturday's Child (1914), The Heart of Rachael (1916), Martie the Unconquered (1917), Josselyn's Wife (1918), Harriet and the Piper (1920), The Beloved Woman (1921), Beauty's Daughter (1935), adapted for the 1935 motion picture Navy Wife, Over at the Crowleys (1941), and The Maiden Voyage (1942).

Kathleen Thompson Norris was born in 1880 in San Francisco, California. She was a novelist who wrote many romance novels. Norris was the highest paid female novelist in her day. Her novels featured upper class society particularly in the San Francisco area. Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby and Other Stories is volume three of the works of Kathleen Norris. Stories included are, Poor, dear Margaret Kirby -- Bridging the years -- The tide-marsh -- What happened to Alanna -- The friendship of Alanna -- "S is for shiftless Susanna" -- The last Carolan -- Making allowances for mamma -- The measure of Margaret Coppered -- Miss Mix, kidnapper -- Shandon Waters -- Gayley the troubadour -- Dr. Bates and Miss Sally -- The gay deceiver -- The rainbow's end -- Rosemary's stepmother -- Austin's girl -- Rising water.