Project Gutenberg 2004-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 489 Sinclair, May 1863 1946 Sinclair, Mary Amelia St. Clair The Tree of Heaven 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.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Fiction Women -- Suffrage -- Great Britain -- Fiction PR Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 629865 2025-08-06T07:25:17.252007 text/html 601594 2024-10-28T20:53:00 text/html 292802 2025-08-06T07:25:25.953942 application/epub+zip 302370 2025-08-06T07:25:19.162991 application/epub+zip 302370 2025-08-06T07:25:17.980007 application/epub+zip 531131 2025-08-06T07:25:31.117913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500726 2025-08-06T07:25:25.188950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476211 2022-09-07T13:22:44.559399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597644 2025-08-06T07:25:15.194008 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 577838 2024-10-28T20:53:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16946 2025-08-06T07:25:31.271908 application/rdf+xml 11647 2025-08-06T07:25:18.499001 image/jpeg 3223 2025-08-06T07:25:18.238981 image/jpeg 286194 2025-08-06T07:25:17.299012 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