Katie Fforde: Harriets Traum (2011)
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Wanda Colombina, Ben Braun, Ulrike C. Tscharre, Stephanie Stumph
A young mother seeks emancipation and custody of her son while starting over in a new city and pursuing a romance.
The story
Harriet Devonshire is a young single mother from a wealthy family. Her son Matthew, born when she was sixteen, is sent to a college with only her parents’ consent. Determined to gain custody of him, Harriet decides to seek emancipation and moves to another city. She finds a place to stay on May Sargent’s houseboat and takes a job as a general assistant at photographer Leo Purbright’s studio. Harriet has long been passionate about photography, and her work impresses Leo, opening the possibility of romance as she tries to establish independence and reclaim a role in her son’s life.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The protagonist is Harriet Devonshire, a young single mother from a wealthy family whose son Matthew, born when she was sixteen, is sent to a college with only her parents’ consent. Harriet therefore decides to seek emancipation so she can gain custody of Matthew, and moves to another city. There, she finds a place to stay on May Sargent’s houseboat and a job as a general assistant at photographer Leo Purbright’s studio. Harriet, who has always been passionate about photography, manages to impress Leo, and the two begin a romance.
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