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The young ship builder

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A multi-episode domestic tale set in a small rural community follows a blended family coping with a mother's second marriage to an unconventional artist. The narrator traces household tensions born of differing faiths, community judgment, and economic strain, while siblings face choices between personal ambition and family duty. Episodic scenes of sacrifice, misunderstandings, quiet reconciliations, and social encounters chart maturational shifts and reveal how ordinary events and loyalties shape the younger generation's character and future prospects.

THE SKATE MENDING TOOK A LONG TIME

The
Young Ship Builder

BY SOPHIE SWETT

AUTHOR OF
“A CAPE COD BOY,” “CAPTAIN POLLY,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN HENDERSON BETTS

THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA
MCMXVIII