'Lena Rivers

'Lena Rivers

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'Lena Rivers by Mary Jane Holmes

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'Lena Rivers

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el piqued at his neglect, and to strive in many ways to attract his attention.

John, who was ambitious, met her advances more than half way, and finally, encouraged by her father, offered her his heart and hand. Under other circumstances, Matilda would undoubtedly have spurned him with contempt; but having heard that her recreant lover was about taking to himself a bride, she felt a desire, as she expressed it, "to let him know she could marry too." Accordingly, John was accepted, on condition that he changed the name of Nichols, which Miss Richards particularly disliked, to that of Livingstone. This was easily done, and the next letter which went to Oakland carried the news of John's marriage with the proud Matilda.

A few months later and Mr. Richards died, leaving his entire property to his daughter and her husband. John was now richer far than even in his wildest dreams he had ever hoped to be, and yet like many others, he found that riches alone could not insure happiness. And, indeed, to be hap

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Lena Rivers is one of my all time favorite books. I read it about 3 to 4 times a year, and I never get tired of it. The story line is great. It makes you happy at one minute and then in the next chapter your sad and are wondering how they are going to get out of the problem, and then when you think it could not get any worse she raps up the story and you give a huge sigh of relief. I love how Mary J. Holmes portrays her characters and her story that makes you feel that you are right there with them. This is a great book that I will read for many more years to come.