Marigold
Complete textMari moves through a family world shaped by music, fashion, and strong parental opinions. Her lively private commentary gives way to awkward romantic encounters, as familiar attachments and an unexpected visitor with flowers complicate the confidence with which she approaches her day.
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The story uses Mari's speaking voice to connect ordinary routines with heightened romantic reactions. Family banter and the material details of clothes, bedrooms, and gifts establish the setting without a detached narrator. Much of the tension lies in the difference between the response she expects from people close to her and what actually happens.
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Enjoy a contemporary romance told through Mari's candid reactions to family expectations, personal style, and inconvenient romantic surprises.
This reading edition contains 72,373 words in 43 original sections. Read the text online with adjustable type and three colour themes, or keep a printable PDF.
Author: Author not credited. Language: English. Reading edition: 28 October 2026.
Opening excerpt
Mari's POV
Contents
All sections- Chapter 17 min
- Chapter 25 min
- Chapter 36 min
- Chapter 46 min
- Chapter 57 min
- Chapter 613 min
- Chapter 710 min
- Chapter 814 min
- Chapter 910 min
- Chapter 1016 min
- Chapter 117 min
- Chapter 129 min
- Chapter 1313 min
- Chapter 1410 min
- Chapter 157 min
- Chapter 166 min
- Chapter 178 min
- Chapter 189 min
- Chapter 197 min
- Chapter 205 min
- Chapter 217 min
- Chapter 227 min
- Chapter 238 min
- Chapter 246 min
- Chapter 255 min
- Chapter 266 min
- Chapter 276 min
- Chapter 285 min
- Chapter 299 min
- Chapter 306 min
- Chapter 317 min
- Chapter 324 min
- Chapter 335 min
- Chapter 346 min
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- Chapter 365 min
- Chapter 375 min
- Chapter 385 min
- Chapter 395 min
- Chapter 406 min
- Chapter 415 min
- Chapter 426 min
- Chapter 43 - END23 min
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