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"Set in England the story is about a man who devotes his life to making his son's a success. In the course of the story many themes are explored including life, love, career and familial and marital relationships."--Goodreads.
Stephen Sorrell a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts husband and child in the boy's infancy. Sorrell humbles his own pride and begins life over as a hotel porter in order to give his son a gentleman's opportunities. He thrives in the knowledge that his son will benefit from his labors. Sorrell has allowed the boy to believe his mother is dead but later she shows up wanting to re-enter the young man's life. Sorrell must make hard decisions. The story takes Kit from childwood to a place in medicine and Sorrell from poverty to wealth. Father and son value the warmth and intimacy of their association, its frankness and love, as well as the spirit of sacrifice in the father and the spirit of devotion in the boy.
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Official correspondence of the chapter is concerned with meetings, dues, by-law amendments, annual dinners, expenses, committees, membership, and the annual award of good citizenship medals to school students. Of interest are protests, 1953, and 1954, against the national society's resolutions advocating U.S. withdrawal from the U.N. and attacking the Federal Council of Churches. The collection also contains some correspondence of Carroll Wright, president of the chapter, 1962, and one letter regarding the Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in America, 1976.