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Title: From the Valley of the Missing
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Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed
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Summary: "From the Valley of the Missing" by Grace Miller White is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story opens with a bleak and oppressive atmosphere, introducing readers to characters mired in hardship and desperation. The main characters include Scraggy Peterson, a frail young mother caught in a toxic relationship with the brutal Lem Crabbe, and her child, whose fate hangs precariously amidst his parent's turmoil. The opening of the book sets a grim tone, as it depicts a late October day on a scow moving along a river. Scraggy's life is defined by fear and subjugation under the violent Lem, while her love for her child burns fiercely, offering her any semblance of hope. As tensions escalate, Lem makes it clear that he wishes to rid himself of both Scraggy and the child, hinting at violent repercussions. The situation culminates in an urgent moment where Scraggy pleads with an unknown woman onboard a passing yacht to save her child from a fate she cannot bear to endure. This emotionally charged beginning lays the groundwork for a story steeped in themes of survival, maternal love, and the undercurrents of criminality, as the lives of these characters intertwine with desires for escape and the painful legacies of their past. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: White, Grace Miller, 1869-1957
EBook No.: 18093
Published: Apr 1, 2006
Downloads: 169
Language: English
Subject: Social classes -- Fiction
Subject: New York (State) -- Fiction
Subject: Kidnapping -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: From the Valley of the Missing
Credits:
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "From the Valley of the Missing" by Grace Miller White is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story opens with a bleak and oppressive atmosphere, introducing readers to characters mired in hardship and desperation. The main characters include Scraggy Peterson, a frail young mother caught in a toxic relationship with the brutal Lem Crabbe, and her child, whose fate hangs precariously amidst his parent's turmoil. The opening of the book sets a grim tone, as it depicts a late October day on a scow moving along a river. Scraggy's life is defined by fear and subjugation under the violent Lem, while her love for her child burns fiercely, offering her any semblance of hope. As tensions escalate, Lem makes it clear that he wishes to rid himself of both Scraggy and the child, hinting at violent repercussions. The situation culminates in an urgent moment where Scraggy pleads with an unknown woman onboard a passing yacht to save her child from a fate she cannot bear to endure. This emotionally charged beginning lays the groundwork for a story steeped in themes of survival, maternal love, and the undercurrents of criminality, as the lives of these characters intertwine with desires for escape and the painful legacies of their past. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: White, Grace Miller, 1869-1957
EBook No.: 18093
Published: Apr 1, 2006
Downloads: 169
Language: English
Subject: Social classes -- Fiction
Subject: New York (State) -- Fiction
Subject: Kidnapping -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.