Dear Enemy

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Dear Enemy, published in 1915 by Jean Webster, continues the story that began in Daddy-Long-Legs. The novel is told through letters and follows Sallie McBride as she moves beyond her earlier life as a carefree socialite and becomes the superintendent of an orphanage. Through day-to-day challenges, she works to improve routines and address problems rooted in outdated practices. As her responsibilities grow, her relationships deepen in complicated ways with two men who come from very different worlds: a wealthy politician and the orphanage’s embittered Scottish doctor. The correspondence highlights women’s work, the realities of orphan care, and how personal decisions can shape a purposeful life.