Project Gutenberg 2009-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 121 Staveley, Lilian 1928 The Prodigal Returns Produced by Ruth Hart "The Prodigal Returns" by Lilian Staveley is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story delves into themes of love, faith, and personal transformation through the lens of its narrator's life experiences and introspections, reflecting on the spiritual journey of an individual yearning for God. The opening of the novel introduces us to the narrator's early memories, beginning with the pangs of separation from loved ones at a tender age. As the narrative unfolds, it sketches a vivid tapestry of childhood experiences marked by beauty, joy, anguish, and a quest for understanding life's mysteries. Through a series of poignant recollections, the narrator grapples with profound themes such as divine protection, the interplay of love and pain, and the formation of a deep, complex relationship with God that evolves over time. The opening thus sets a tone of introspective exploration as the character navigates through grief, wonder, and the search for faith in a challenging world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mysticism BV Text Category: Novels Category: Religion/Spirituality 237621 2025-08-12T07:53:17.729287 text/html 233842 2021-01-05T08:45:20 text/html 155223 2025-08-12T07:53:22.391269 application/epub+zip 158472 2025-08-12T07:53:19.384285 application/epub+zip 158472 2025-08-12T07:53:18.275273 application/epub+zip 274105 2025-08-12T07:53:24.796227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262722 2025-08-12T07:53:21.815288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238946 2022-09-13T15:27:14.651840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226658 2025-08-12T07:53:17.308293 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226553 2021-01-05T08:45:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226544 2021-01-05T08:45:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19558 2025-08-12T07:53:24.938230 application/rdf+xml 12429 2025-08-12T07:53:18.771257 image/jpeg 3211 2025-08-12T07:53:18.527260 image/jpeg 85558 2021-01-05T08:45:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 86779 2021-01-05T08:45:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 85538 2021-01-05T08:45:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 151110 2025-08-12T07:53:17.751261 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