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Title: In Orchard Glen
Note: Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Al Haines
Summary: "In Orchard Glen" by Marian Keith is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Christina Lindsay, a young woman on the cusp of adulthood, as she navigates her feelings of inadequacy concerning her looks and her aspirations for a more fulfilling life beyond her family farm in a rural community. Through her interactions with her family and neighbors, themes of beauty, ambition, and social expectations begin to unfold. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Christina on her nineteenth birthday, reflecting on her past struggles with her appearance and her unfulfilled ambitions. While picking berries with her brother Sandy, she overhears hurtful comments about her looks, which only serve to deepen her insecurities. Despite this, Christina resolves to improve herself, leading to a chance encounter with Gavin Hume, a boy from a neighboring farm, whom she previously helped. This moment of kindness reveals her compassionate nature amidst her struggles with self-image. The chapter concludes with Christina's thoughts about the future and her aspirations for education and adventure, setting the stage for her journey of personal growth and discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller, 1876-1961
EBook No.: 28235
Published: Mar 1, 2009
Downloads: 68
Language: English
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Love stories
Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Canada -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: In Orchard Glen
Note: Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Al Haines
Summary: "In Orchard Glen" by Marian Keith is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Christina Lindsay, a young woman on the cusp of adulthood, as she navigates her feelings of inadequacy concerning her looks and her aspirations for a more fulfilling life beyond her family farm in a rural community. Through her interactions with her family and neighbors, themes of beauty, ambition, and social expectations begin to unfold. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Christina on her nineteenth birthday, reflecting on her past struggles with her appearance and her unfulfilled ambitions. While picking berries with her brother Sandy, she overhears hurtful comments about her looks, which only serve to deepen her insecurities. Despite this, Christina resolves to improve herself, leading to a chance encounter with Gavin Hume, a boy from a neighboring farm, whom she previously helped. This moment of kindness reveals her compassionate nature amidst her struggles with self-image. The chapter concludes with Christina's thoughts about the future and her aspirations for education and adventure, setting the stage for her journey of personal growth and discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller, 1876-1961
EBook No.: 28235
Published: Mar 1, 2009
Downloads: 68
Language: English
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Love stories
Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Canada -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.