02423cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000380012624500190016426400510018330000470023433600260028133700260030733800360033350000310036950801920040052013650059253400450195765300270200265300370202985600430206663629UtSlPG20260610134450.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a03007655  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aKinkaid, Mary Holland,d1861-194810aWalda: A Novel 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2020-11-04  aE-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"Walda: A Novel" by Mary Holland Kinkaid is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows a small religious community known as Zanah, exploring its customs, the anticipation of a future prophetess named Walda Kellar, and the challenges faced when outsiders interact with their insular society. The primary characters introduced include the thoughtful yet troubled school-master Gerson Brandt and the noble and beautiful Walda, who is poised to assume a significant role within her community.  At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the village of Zanah through the eyes of a stranger named Stephen Everett, who arrives seeking solitude and knowledge. He forms an immediate connection with Hans Peter, the village fool, and begins to learn about the restrictive lifestyle of the villagers that includes strict prohibitions against worldly temptations, particularly love. As he interacts with Gerson Brandt and Walda Kellar, we see the tension between the colony's rigid rules and the natural human emotions that arise, particularly through Walda's impending role as prophetess and the relationships that teeter on the edge of acceptance and rebellion. The opening sets the stage for a rich exploration of faith, love, and the consequences of isolation in a tight-knit community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWest (U.S.) -- Fiction  aReligious communities -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63629