Through the Postern Gate is a charming romance novel with sharply drawn characters and a pair of unlikely sweethearts. It tells the story of a young man's love for an older woman. It was first published as a serial in the Ladies' Home Journal, of Philadelphia, under the title of Under the Mulberry Tree. Florence Louisa Barclay (1862 – 1921) was an English romance novelist and short story writer. Her father and husband were both Anglican clergymen. Florence wrote her first romance novel in her forties when she was temporarily bedridden due to ill health. She went on to write 11 books in all. Published by Putnam in 1934. Good condition. No dust jacket. Binding intact. Ex Libris denoting ownership.