Project Gutenberg 2014-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 77 Maher, Richard Aumerle 1880 1959 Maher, Richard A. (Richard Aumerle) The Hills of Desire Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Garcia, Shirley McAleer, Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Hills of Desire" by Richard Aumerle Maher is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Jimmie Wardwell and Augusta Wilding as they grapple with the complexities of love, familial obligation, and the struggles of life amidst a bustling New York City backdrop. The initial chapters introduce the tensions between Jimmie and Augusta, particularly focusing on the impact of Augusta's mother, Rose, and her mysterious disappearance from their lives. At the start of the narrative, we see Jimmie and Augusta in a somewhat whimsical yet strained interaction, with Jimmie caught between his writing ambitions and his affections for Augusta. As Augusta expresses concern over her mother’s welfare, it becomes clear that Rose's absence has cast a shadow over their lives. The opening portrays a delicate balance of innocence and growing up as the characters navigate their emotional landscapes, setting the stage for deeper themes of identity and connection as they search for Rose amidst increasing chaos and uncertainty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 503902 503904 2024-10-19T14:47:54.158142 2023-09-20T10:05:37.616974 text/html text/html 509061 2014-09-14T06:41:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 311543 2014-09-14T06:41:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 332671 2024-10-19T14:48:01.191170 application/epub+zip 337317 2024-10-19T14:47:55.273177 application/epub+zip 269114 2024-10-19T14:47:54.707178 application/epub+zip 480728 2024-10-19T14:48:05.855115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440535 2024-10-19T14:48:00.590154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372632 2022-09-21T09:54:26.176441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466799 466670 2024-10-19T14:47:52.738221 2023-09-20T10:05:36.699962 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 466753 2014-09-14T06:41:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 174472 2014-09-14T06:41:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 466744 2014-09-14T06:41:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174455 2014-09-14T06:41:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21357 2024-10-19T14:48:05.999093 application/rdf+xml 17201 2024-10-19T14:47:54.815132 image/jpeg 2547 2024-10-19T14:47:54.761138 image/jpeg 310610 2024-10-19T14:47:54.208149 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