Ruth Erskine's Son

by PANSY (1841 - 1930)

03 - Mamie Parker

Ruth Erskine's Son

Seventh book in the Chautauqua Girls series. Written by Isabella Alden under the pseudonym “Pansy.” Erskine, Ruth's son (a 5-year-old at the end of Judge Burnham’s Daughters) is now a grown man, and Ruth is 50-something. He brings home an American wife from Paris, a woman who seems to want to tear apart mother and son. But Irene has some big secrets to hide. (Summary by TriciaG) Previous book in series: Workers Together, or, An Endless Chain Next book in series: Four Mothers at Chautauqua


Listen next episodes of Ruth Erskine's Son:
04 - Would She 'Do'? , 05 - The Old Cat! , 06 - Ideal Conditions , 07 - 'Mothers Are Queer!' , 08 - A Spoiled Mother , 09 - Sentiment and Sacrifices , 10 - 'Sentimental' People , 11 - 'Plans for a Purpose' , 12 - Accident or Design? , 13 - Was Irene Right? , 14 - The General Manager , 15 - Looking Backward , 16 - For Maybelle's Sake , 17 - Built on the Sand , 18 - Justice or Mercy? , 19 - Alone , 20 - They Hated Mystery , 21 - 'A Study' , 22 - A Loyal Heart , 23 - Puzzling Questions , 24 - An Ally , 25 - A Crisis , 26 - A Strange Change , 27 - A Retrograde Movement , 28 - 'Something Had Happened' , 29 - Renunciation , 30 - 'Two, and Two, and Two'