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The Surrender on the Ferryfront Love and Loss
Sophie Wendel, a careful clerk supporting her brother, meets Jim Conors on a ferry and is drawn into a new life of risk romance. After evenings together and social outings, she discovers his engagement to another woman and endures jealousy, lies, and heartbreak. She finally yields to him again, choosing love over security, and the story pivots on her emotional surrender.
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Ophie Wendel
Bis
Knet
Battery
Greenwich Street
Enis
Sophie
Narrows Street
Wendel
Conors
Jim ‘Conors
Jim Conors
Fulton Street
Ble
Jim
Mr. Conors
Bobby
Mrs. Sellers
Sellers
Toiyn
Sophie Ean
Arelyea