Margaret Yorke

by Kathleen Thompson Norris

America's best-loved weaver of romances tells the tempestuous story of a woman who married in haste and wrecked her happiness but had the courage to pick up the pieces and begin again.

Genres: Fiction

313 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1923

About the author

Educated at the University of California, Kathleen married Charles Gilman Norris, brother of the late Benjamin Franklin Norris, Junior, in 1909. She was a prolific author, producing over 80 novels in addition to numerous short stories and articles. Norris was a regular contributor to leading magazines such as Atlantic and Ladies' Home Journal. Her first novel, Lost Sunrise, appeared in 1909 and was immediately popular. By the end of her career her books had sold over ten million copies and made her the highest paid female author of her day.