Exit Betty

Grace Livingston Hill's Exit Betty blends romance, suspense, and faith in a warm early-20th-century domestic novel about a young woman's hidden past and hard-won awakening. Shelter at Mrs. Carson's humble, caring home begins to stir Betty's conscience and spiritual life, even as her quiet reserve and sadness hint at wounds she has never fully spoken. When Betty's name appears in a newspaper photograph connected to a missing heiress, Jane carries the clue to lawyer Warren Reyburn, cautiously probing whether a woman can be protected from coercion and forced marriage. As secrets surface, danger closes in. James Ryan faces unemployment with steady cheerfulness, while Bi and Herbert Hutton follow a trail of whispered information, estate talk, trustees, and a troubled family history to Tinsdale. There, Hutton brazenly claims Betty as his runaway wife and even accuses her of escaping an asylum, but Mrs. Carson's household refuses to yield. With Bob sounding the alarm and the town rallying, the novel builds toward a tense struggle for Betty's safety, identity, and future. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.