Project Gutenberg 1998-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 179 Duncan, Sara Jeannette 1861 1922 Cotes, Everard, Mrs. Grafton, Garth Cotes, V. Cecil Wintergreen, Jane Cotes, Mrs. Everard The Pool in the Desert A mother in India -- An impossible ideal -- The hesitation of Miss Anderson -- The pool in the desert. Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger "The Pool in the Desert" by Sara Jeannette Duncan is a novel likely written during the late 19th century. The story centers on the life of a woman navigating the challenges of motherhood and societal expectations while living in British India. The protagonist, Mrs. Farnham, reflects on her relationship with her husband, John, and their daughter, Cecily, revealing the complexities of familial bonds against the backdrop of colonial life. The opening of the novel introduces Mrs. Farnham's struggle to manage her household's finances while caring for her family in a foreign land. She recounts the early days of her daughter's life and especially the difficulties posed by her husband's military duties and her eventual separation from Cecily. As the narrative unfolds, it becomes clear that Mrs. Farnham's relationship with Cecily is marked by distance, both physically and emotionally, as Cecily grows up with her aunts in England, creating a sense of alienation between mother and daughter. This dynamic sets the foundation for the exploration of maternal instincts, societal pressure, and the impact of separation on family ties in a colonial context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en India -- Social life and customs -- Fiction British -- India -- Fiction Women -- India -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 480376 2025-08-01T08:45:20.264503 text/html 501543 2021-01-27T22:49:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 233473 2025-08-01T08:45:27.109445 application/epub+zip 242485 2025-08-01T08:45:22.108479 application/epub+zip 242484 2025-08-01T08:45:20.963500 application/epub+zip 432338 2025-08-01T08:45:31.123431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401946 2025-08-01T08:45:26.413457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364114 2022-09-01T09:46:07.432808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415030 2025-08-01T08:45:19.599527 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 414954 2016-11-04T14:10:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16917 2025-08-01T08:45:31.255422 application/rdf+xml 11628 2025-08-01T08:45:21.481460 image/jpeg 3347 2025-08-01T08:45:21.224475 image/jpeg 226616 2025-08-01T08:45:20.300475 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia