ðə nˈɑːvəl dᵻskɹˈaɪbd hɜː lˈaɪf wˈɜːkɪŋ ɪnðə pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪs æt ðə tˈɜːn ʌvðə sˈɛntʃɚɹi, bˌʌt ðə pˈiəɹɪəd lˈækt ðə tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ sˈoʊʃəl sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns poːɹtɹˈeɪd ɪn hɜːɹ ˈɜːlɪɚ wˈɜːks, ænd ʃiː dɪdnˌɑːt sˈiːk tə hæv ɪt pˈʌblɪʃt.
The novel described her life working in the post office at the turn of the century, but the period lacked the changing social significance portrayed in her earlier works, and she did not seek to have it published.