Project Gutenberg 2008-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 17627 Dorman, Sonya 1924 2005 Hess, Sonya Dorman Schelling, George 1938 Schelling, George Luther Schelling, George L. Schelling The Putnam Tradition Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Putnam Tradition" by Sonya Dorman is a fictional narrative written in the early 1960s. This evocative story centers around the generational legacy of the Putnam family, specifically exploring themes of tradition, family ties, and the clash between old customs and modern influences. The narrative unfolds in a coastal house passed down through the matriarchs of the family, where the tension between maintaining heritage and embracing change comes to the forefront. The plot follows the lives of three generations of Putnam women: Cecily, the traditional grandmother; Simone, the granddaughter, who struggles with her sense of identity amid modernity; and Nina, the great-granddaughter, who possesses unique abilities that symbolize both the potential for evolution and the fear of disrupting the deeply rooted family legacy. As Simone navigates her love for her husband Sam, an engineer symbolizing a new age, she grapples with her grandmother's concerns about their family's strength fading. The climax revolves around Nina's extraordinary powers, representing both wonder and fear. Ultimately, the story concludes with a glimmer of hope as the bond between the past and future solidifies, showing that while traditions may evolve, they remain inherently connected. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Family -- Fiction Psychic ability -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Science Fiction by Women Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 38827 2025-06-11T06:48:23.386213 text/html 34688 2008-10-01T09:44:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 41924 2008-10-01T09:44:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 109672 2025-06-11T06:48:27.483174 application/epub+zip 108479 2025-06-11T06:48:25.197191 application/epub+zip 80378 2025-06-11T06:48:24.006183 application/epub+zip 237576 2025-06-11T06:48:29.165176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230394 2025-06-11T06:48:26.765166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148721 2022-09-12T11:09:53.618922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32571 2025-06-11T06:48:23.058361 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32406 2008-10-01T09:44:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12339 2008-10-01T09:44:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20171 2025-06-11T06:48:29.312160 application/rdf+xml 13978 2025-06-11T06:48:24.561191 image/jpeg 3591 2025-06-11T06:48:24.281181 image/jpeg 108856 2025-06-11T06:48:23.394212 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