In Exile, and Other Stories

A collection of short stories set on the frontier follows settlers, miners, and domestic figures as they negotiate isolation, longing, and moral duty. Intimate episodes range from a schoolmistress and a youth on sunburnt hills to a devout Quaker miller wrestling with charity and practical responsibility. Close attention to landscape and seasons frames quiet moments of nostalgia, romantic tension, and community obligation. The narratives use restrained, observational prose to sketch episodic scenes about belonging, sacrifice, and the uneasy adjustments required when memory of home meets the demands of a new environment.