Mary Elizabeth Owens

Lessie Collier lived a luxurious life, one of an only child born to an upper-middle class influential family. She never knew what it was to do without or survive on her own. Her parents doting on her every need. Life deals a brutal blow, one that pushes her beyond her ability to cope and leads to the eventual marriage to a man her parents refuse to give their blessing to. Lessie's new life leads her down a road of poverty, despair, and loneliness she would never have imagined. The story will keep you anticipating the next chapter, hard to put down until the dramatic end.