Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 49 Norris, Kathleen Thompson 1880 1966 Undertow Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Undertow" by Kathleen Thompson Norris is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows the lives of Albert Bradley and Anne Polk Barrett as they embark on their marital journey, intertwining themes of love, social expectations, and financial struggles. The story unfolds against a backdrop of contrasting backgrounds and familial pressures, exploring the complexities of their relationship in a rapidly changing society. At the start of "Undertow," readers are introduced to Nancy and Bert, the main characters, who are preparing to get married despite disapproval from their families due to financial constraints. Bert is portrayed as a young man working in real estate with a limited income, while Nancy grapples with her self-sufficiency as a working woman involved in charitable efforts. As they navigate their impending marriage, the contrast in their backgrounds becomes clear, as does their determination to build a life together. The opening chapters delve into their daily lives, aspirations, and the societal expectations they face, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of their evolving relationship amid external pressures and internal doubts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Marriage -- Fiction Families -- Fiction Finance, Personal -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Parenthood & Family Relations Browsing: Fiction 245271 245166 2024-10-02T14:37:21.518413 2023-10-03T03:51:30.640013 text/html text/html 245264 245159 2024-10-02T14:37:21.766457 2023-10-03T03:51:30.798047 text/html text/html 162029 2024-10-02T14:37:27.552384 application/epub+zip 164331 2024-10-02T14:37:23.678428 application/epub+zip 164332 2024-10-02T14:37:22.435417 application/epub+zip 298234 2024-10-02T14:37:30.737372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268527 2024-10-02T14:37:26.826416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248601 2022-09-03T04:53:07.315222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221166 221112 2024-10-02T14:37:21.049429 2023-10-03T03:51:30.424011 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 220980 2013-02-28T12:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86023 2013-02-28T12:40:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19387 2024-10-02T14:37:30.866364 application/rdf+xml 11584 2024-10-02T14:37:23.022437 image/jpeg 2966 2024-10-02T14:37:22.732412 image/jpeg 158559 2024-10-02T14:37:21.788427 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