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Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby

by Kathleen Norris

Happiness has always been elusive, usually found in unexpected places and, often, in the wake of the worst life events In this heart-warming story, an affluent couple discovers what is truly important in life in the wake of both a fiscal and physical tragedy.

Kathleen Norris was, for a time, the highest paid female writer in early 20th-century America.