Alice Lorraine

On 18 June 1811, you dined alone with your father at Coombe Lorraine, as the shy old family generally preferred. Sixty years today, Papa; I wish you health enough to enjoy every return and company enough not to hide from them all. You step into this one-chapter preview with Sir Roland Lorraine at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. The sunset vanished as the family story finally began. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.

Chapters

1. The Story Reserved for a BirthdayCoombe Lorraine dining room · 5 min

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