Project Gutenberg 2009-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 195 MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller 1876 1961 Keith, Marian In Orchard Glen Produced by Al Haines "In Orchard Glen" by Marian Keith is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Christina Lindsay, a young woman on the cusp of adulthood, as she navigates her feelings of inadequacy concerning her looks and her aspirations for a more fulfilling life beyond her family farm in a rural community. Through her interactions with her family and neighbors, themes of beauty, ambition, and social expectations begin to unfold. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Christina on her nineteenth birthday, reflecting on her past struggles with her appearance and her unfulfilled ambitions. While picking berries with her brother Sandy, she overhears hurtful comments about her looks, which only serve to deepen her insecurities. Despite this, Christina resolves to improve herself, leading to a chance encounter with Gavin Hume, a boy from a neighboring farm, whom she previously helped. This moment of kindness reveals her compassionate nature amidst her struggles with self-image. The chapter concludes with Christina's thoughts about the future and her aspirations for education and adventure, setting the stage for her journey of personal growth and discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Young women -- Fiction Love stories World War, 1914-1918 -- Canada -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 510995 2025-08-11T13:38:02.607735 text/html 502430 2021-01-04T19:45:53 text/html 261191 2025-08-11T13:38:10.963675 application/epub+zip 268987 2025-08-11T13:38:05.694754 application/epub+zip 249638 2025-08-11T13:38:04.389717 application/epub+zip 452326 2025-08-11T13:38:14.849709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436928 2025-08-11T13:38:10.101755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412083 2022-09-13T07:46:07.980614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475658 2025-08-11T13:38:01.667740 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 475518 2021-01-04T19:45:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18373 2025-08-11T13:38:14.973660 application/rdf+xml 12358 2025-08-11T13:38:04.895728 image/jpeg 3214 2025-08-11T13:38:04.643702 image/jpeg 182515 2021-01-04T19:45:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 178983 2021-01-04T19:45:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 256349 2025-08-11T13:38:02.649723 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