The Balance of Comfort Volume 1, also known as The Old Maid and Married Woman, is a novel written by Mrs. Ross and originally published in 1817. The book tells the story of two women, one who has never married and the other who is unhappily married, and their struggles to find balance and happiness in their lives. The main character, Miss Amelia Barnet, is an old maid who has lived a quiet and uneventful life until she meets a young man named Charles...