Ruth Erskine's Son
by PANSY (1841 - 1930)
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'