Senator Marlowe's Daughter / Francis Parkinson Keyes 465 p. Deceased Author
Faith Marlowe life is turned upside down when her beloved father, Christian, loses his bid for re-election. Her mother becomes a terror. (frankly gold-digger comes to mind) Flossie leaves Christian taking Faith with her to Europe. Flossie beauty gains her protectors; one even escorts her and Faith to the boat. Once on board, Flossie is overcome with seasickness leaving Faith on her own, ignored by all except for a older homely boy on his way to study painting. Sam Dudley takes on the role of guardian, a role he was to play for some 30 years. Faith becomes his favorite subject producing many of his greatest works featuring her. For 10 years Faith and her mother wander Europe with Faith absorbing many languages. First love blooms when she meets German baron, Rudolf von Hohenlohe. When their marriage dissolved into one of name only, she, with their son, returns to America just as the world is plunged into World War I. There she plunges into work in her hometown where the Marlowe name means something. The war forces many changes and Faith's life is no exception. The threads all tie together in Keyes indubitable way.
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