Margaret, the main character of the novel, is a young, unworldly, bookish girl who is a bookseller in her father's shop and she loves reading stories and biographies most.

小说的主人公玛格·丽特是一个不谙世故、酷爱读书的年轻女孩，最爱读小说和传记。她在父亲的书店帮忙。