Pine Needles (1877)

Pine Needles is a novel written by Susan Warner and published in 1877. The story revolves around the life of a young woman named Faith Derrick. Faith is a kind and gentle person who lives with her father, a wealthy businessman, in a small town. Despite her privileged upbringing, Faith is not content with her life and yearns for something more meaningful.One day, Faith meets a young man named Paul Benedict, who is a struggling artist. Paul is passionate about his work and inspires Faith to pursue her own dreams. As they spend more time together, Faith and Paul fall in love and decide to get married.However, their happiness is short-lived as Faith's father disapproves of the match and tries to break them apart. Faith is torn between her love for Paul and her loyalty to her father. The novel explores themes of love, family, and the struggle to find one's place in the world.Pine Needles is a beautifully written novel that captures the spirit of the time in which it was written. It is a timeless tale of love and sacrifice that will resonate with readers of all ages.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.