Publisher's Synopsis
Jennie Gerhardt (1911) Young Jennie is working in a hotel in Columbus, Ohio when she meets George Brander, a US Senator. He declares his love but dies before they marry. Jennie is left pregnant and moves to Cleveland with her mother. While working as a lady's maid for a wealthy family, Jennie falls in love again. But should she reveal the truth about her illegitimate daughter? And will he ever yield to his family's pressure to marry a woman of a higher social standing? This novel is a classic of American literature, first published in 1919.
