About This Book
The narrative centers on an Oglebay household where an elderly engineer's orderly world meets the romantic impulses of his family: a young woman raised amid theatrical memories and a devoted, struggling poet who declares his love on Saint Valentine's Day. Courtship unfolds through city streets, domestic gatherings, and quiet confidences, while family authority, social expectation, and artistic aspiration create practical obstacles and emotional tensions. Episodes move between gentle comedy and sentiment, tracing proposals, parental reactions, and the choices that arise when affection, duty, and personal ambition collide.
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