The Seven Darlings
When the Darling siblings learn they've lost their fortune, they face a choice: scatter into modest lives or fight for the only home they've ever known. Six sisters and one brother, raised in extravagant comfort at their father's Adirondack camp, must now reckon with a brutal new reality. Mary, the pragmatic eldest, steps forward as unlikely general. Arthur, the gentle photographer, discovers resources he never knew he had. The triplet sisters trade silk for practicality with admirable gameness. What follows is neither melodrama nor tragedy but something rarer: a family deciding, together, that love is worth more than pride. They scheme to convert their beloved Camp into an inn, and the resulting negotiations, mishaps, and tender negotiations crackle with early-20th-century wit and warmth. Morris writes with sharp observation about class, belonging, and the strange courage required to begin again. This is a story about what we're willing to sacrifice for family, and what we gain when we do.
