Grapes Of Thorns

Grapes of Thorns is a novel written by Mary Theresa Waggaman and published in 1917. The story is set in the American South and follows the life of a young woman named Mary Stuart, who is torn between her love for a wealthy man and her loyalty to her family and their traditional values. Mary Stuart's family is struggling financially and they are in danger of losing their family estate. In order to save the estate, Mary Stuart's father agrees to a marriage between her and a wealthy man named John Gordon. However, Mary Stuart is in love with a man named David who is not wealthy. As she struggles to decide between her love for David and her duty to her family, Mary Stuart faces many challenges and obstacles. The novel explores themes of love, duty, loyalty, and social class.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.