An Isle In The Water (1896)

An Isle In The Water is a novel written by Katharine Tynan and published in 1896. The story is set in Ireland and follows the life of a young girl named Sheila, who grows up on a small island in the middle of a lake. Sheila's family is poor, but they are happy and content with their simple life. However, when Sheila's father dies, her mother decides to move the family to the mainland in search of better opportunities. Sheila is torn between her love for her island home and her desire to help her family. As she grows up, she falls in love with a young man named Denis, who shares her love for the island. Together, they try to find a way to preserve their way of life and protect their beloved island from the encroaching modern world. The novel explores themes of love, loss, and the struggle to hold onto tradition in a rapidly changing world.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.