The Guiding Thread is a novel written by Beatrice Harraden and published in 1916. The story follows the life of a young woman named Rachel Minchin, who is orphaned at a young age and raised by her uncle and aunt. Rachel is a talented artist and dreams of pursuing her passion, but her family disapproves and forces her to marry a wealthy man named Sir Peter Manson.As Rachel struggles to adapt to her new life as a society wife, she meets a young man...