Project Gutenberg 2004-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 100 Sinclair, May 1863 1946 Sinclair, Mary Amelia St. Clair The Tree of Heaven Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Rick Niles, Charlie Kirschner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Tree of Heaven" by May Sinclair is a novel written during the early 20th century. The book unfolds the life of Frances Harrison, a mother who contemplates her family dynamics while interacting with her children, her relatives, and her husband, Anthony. The opening portrays the intricate relationship between motherhood, family, and personal contentment against the backdrop of societal expectations. The opening of the novel introduces Frances as she relaxes in her garden under a tree referred to as the "Tree of Heaven." Her tranquil afternoon is filled with the sounds of her children preparing for a party, each child's personality emerging through their interactions. While Frances enjoys peaceful moments, she is subtly burdened by the obligations of family, particularly concerning visits from her mother and sisters. The chapter captures the tension between her desire for solitude and her responsibilities to her family's collective happiness, highlighting themes of motherhood, familial relationships, and the complexities of maintaining personal peace amidst familial commitments. This nuanced exploration sets the tone for the challenges and dynamics Frances faces throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Fiction Women -- Suffrage -- Great Britain -- Fiction PR Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Politics Browsing: Fiction 630099 625517 2024-10-06T10:12:56.781474 2023-10-06T10:55:36.835160 text/html text/html 623127 2020-12-18T13:45:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 225166 2020-12-18T13:45:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 292803 2024-10-06T10:13:06.421410 application/epub+zip 302421 2024-10-06T10:12:58.911489 application/epub+zip 302421 2024-10-06T10:12:57.600520 application/epub+zip 531223 2024-10-06T10:13:12.126381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500896 2024-10-06T10:13:05.565609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476211 2022-09-07T13:22:44.559399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597772 597677 2024-10-06T10:12:54.447468 2023-10-06T10:55:34.742162 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 597428 2020-12-18T13:45:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 219438 2020-12-18T13:45:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 597449 2020-12-18T13:45:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219373 2020-12-18T13:45:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22295 2024-10-06T10:13:12.444385 application/rdf+xml 11647 2024-10-06T10:12:58.171461 image/jpeg 3223 2024-10-06T10:12:57.884455 image/jpeg 286218 2024-10-06T10:12:56.835469 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia