Project Gutenberg 2010-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 255 Watkins, Shirley 1897 1979 Steinman, Shirley Watkins Nancy of Paradise Cottage Produced by Al Haines "Nancy of Paradise Cottage" by Shirley Watkins is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Nancy Prescott and her sister Alma as they navigate the challenges of poverty and societal expectations in their lives. Themes of ambition, personal growth, and the pursuit of happiness amid financial constraints appear to be central to the narrative, showcasing the siblings' differing outlooks on life and love. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Nancy and Alma while they’re engaged in grocery shopping, reflecting their modest, everyday lives. Nancy emerges as the practical one, determined to carve a path for herself through education and independence, while Alma revels in superficial desires, frustrated by their family's lack of wealth and social standing. The dynamics between the sisters suggest a conflict between ambition and materialism, as Nancy strives for self-sufficiency and Alma longs for glamour and social prestige. This setting sets the stage for their contrasting journeys and the complications they will face with family, relationships, and societal expectations as they start to seek their individual identities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Social classes -- Juvenile fiction Sisters -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction Finance, Personal -- Juvenile fiction First loves -- Juvenile fiction Social adjustment -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 354058 2025-06-13T14:50:56.007307 text/html 347460 2021-01-06T22:43:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 129541 2021-01-06T22:43:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 212580 2025-06-13T14:51:03.968210 application/epub+zip 216751 2025-06-13T14:50:59.130259 application/epub+zip 197604 2025-06-13T14:50:57.874244 application/epub+zip 390096 2025-06-13T14:51:07.689250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373958 2025-06-13T14:51:03.176222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329588 2022-09-15T10:31:20.780269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327405 2025-06-13T14:50:55.182298 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327201 2021-01-06T22:43:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 126677 2021-01-06T22:43:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 327193 2021-01-06T22:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 126627 2021-01-06T22:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21487 2025-06-13T14:51:07.836204 application/rdf+xml 14662 2025-06-13T14:50:58.446241 image/jpeg 4068 2025-06-13T14:50:58.157243 image/jpeg 207315 2025-06-13T14:50:56.039270 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