The Winthrop Children Are Never Getting Married

By Riley Smith

Mrs. Winthrop has waited long enough for her five handsome, intelligent children to bring home new acquaintances and fall in love. The eldest three are old enough to be traveling, making friends, and turning one of those friends into a spouse. The fact that none of them seem to be interested in going any farther from home than the garden gate astounds and upsets her.
One night, she positively scolds them, and in the ensuing argument, happens upon a lucky circumstance that at least sends her eldest son away to London on business. But before he leaves, he swears he will find no wife in London.
It is always wise to be careful what you wish for, however, and as a cycle of happenstance draws each child away in turn and puts them in the way of love, their parents find their home growing empty and emptier. It all comes to a head when their daughter finds an utterly unsuitable object for her affection. Now it is up to Mrs. Winthrop to battle her way to the resort town of Bath and bring back her darlings, before they fall into what she would call the wrong hands.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Shorts
• Release date: Sep 5, 2020
• ISBN: 9781094413402

Riley Smith

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