My sworn enemy

My sworn enemy is the follow-up work to the wonderful Gene Webster "The Little Shadow," and together they represent an amazing pair of translated novels, both published by Takween Publications with a beautiful translation by Buthaina Al-Ibrahim. The book My Sworn Enemy was first published in 1915, and it was among the top ten bestsellers in the United States in 1916. About the novel My Sworn Enemy, it consists of a series of letters, but this time written by Sally McBride, the closest friend of Judy Abbott, who, as the reader will realize from the beginning, entrusted her with the task of managing the John Grier Home, to oversee its reform, and to eliminate the old policies that made the shelter a dark and gloomy place. From the initial panic that grips Sally McBride upon taking on the task until the end of the work, the reader follows, with inspiration and passion, the gentle feminine power and its influence in reshaping oneself and the world. This is a novel about growth, change, initiative, and saving the world with a series of small steps moving in the right direction. As we see the John Grier Home grow into a place full of light, we will see the small shelter director, Sally McBride, transform from a spoiled girl with superficial interests into a mature woman and a capable executive. The book My Sworn Enemy is an amazing novel, we all need to read it, to remember our proper place in the world and act accordingly. But those who need to read it most are the youth, because it would be very wonderful to go to the future with skillful hands and a well-used mind; this world we live in needs many hands and minds, in the way Sally McBride does. Quotes from the book My Sworn Enemy It is easy to instill beliefs in an ordinary child with an ordinary family and a roof over his head, but one who has nothing but park benches as refuge, if he is struck by a hardship, must learn a more resistant principle. I feel that your vision will be delightful, and I have been feeling quite depressed lately. You know, my dear, I love you much more when you are in front of my eyes than when I think of you from afar. I think you have a drug effect. Sometimes, after a long absence, your elegance begins to fade a little, but as soon as I see you, everything returns. You have been away for a very long time, so please come back and enchant me again. You probably know me well enough now to realize that I don’t mean the silly things I say, for my tongue has no connection to my mind; it goes on its own. I will abandon my way of calling you an enemy once you abandon your silly way of anger, insult, and offense whenever small matters go wrong.