The Actress' Daughter: A Novel

Christmas Eve drives snow against the isolated cottage, while Miss Jerusha Skamp knits beside a sea-coal fire and guards her tea things from a cat. Fly, fetch wood before the storm buries the path, and keep Betsey Periwinkle out of the supper. You step into this one-chapter preview with Miss Jerusha Skamp at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. The road is two miles, and conscience has longer legs than I do. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.

Chapters

1. The Red Light in the SnowJerusha Skamp's cottage near Burnfield · 5 min

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