Summary
In the midst of a tumultuous marriage, Dan Bowers escapes to the Maine woods, accompanied only by his lame dog, seeking solace in solitude. His life takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Violet Manners, who is visiting a nearby village with her ailing mother, Marion. As their paths converge, a shocking revelation emerges: Dan is Marion's long-abandoned husband. The repercussions of this discovery are devastating, culminating in Marion's demise, yet in her final moments, she offers a poignant justification for her past actions towards Dan.
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Dan Bowers, embittered and disillusioned by an unhappy marriage, seeks solitude in the Maine woods, with a lame dog as his only companion. One day he meets Violet Manners who, with her invalid mother Marion, is visiting in a nearby village. Marion is haunted by memories of the past, and one day when Violet takes Dan to meet her mother, she discovers that he is the husband who deserted her years ago. The shock causes Marion's death, but before she dies, she justifies her past behavior toward Dan.
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