Download The Bent Twig by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. A sensitive coming-of-age story of ideals, family, and growth. Available in PDF, EPUB, and MOBI formats.
The Bent Twig Summary
The Bent Twig by Dorothy Canfield Fisher is a coming-of-age novel that follows Sylvia Marshall, a young woman navigating the ideals of her progressive upbringing with the complexities of early adulthood. Set in a college town, the novel blends family dynamics, social issues, and internal growth with the warmth and introspection that characterize Fisher’s best work.
The Bent Twig Excerpt
Short Summary: Sylvia Marshall is raised with values of honesty, independence, and social justice. But as she matures, love, ambition, and societal expectations test the resilience of her ideals.
"You must stand for something, Sylvia," her father said, as they watched the twilight creep over the Vermont hills. "Even if the world shouts you down."
Sylvia nodded, though a storm of emotions swirled beneath her calm. At college, ideals came face to face with human frailty, and life’s choices no longer felt as simple as they once did in the safety of her home.
"He believes in beauty," she wrote in her journal about a young artist. "But will beauty be enough when the dishes need washing, when a baby cries, or when the world turns cold?"
From family debates to village dramas, from intellectual passion to emotional confusion, Sylvia’s journey weaves a tapestry of strength, love, and the subtle bending of youthful certainty.
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