02359cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000460011324500150015926400510017430000470022533600260027233700260029833800360032450000310036050801940039152011480058553400450173365300230177865300270180165300170182865300240184565300650186965300320193485600430196665195UtSlPG20260610134514.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aCroker, B. M.q(Bithia Mary),d1849?-192010aQuicksands 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-04-30  aLarkspur, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Quicksands" by B. M. Croker is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Eva Lingard, a young woman who feels trapped in a monotonous existence, living with her uncle and his overbearing new wife after being sent away from her prior life. The narrative begins as she reflects on her brother Ronald's visit and her desire for a more vibrant life, hinting at romantic entanglements and personal growth.  The opening of the book introduces readers to Eva and her brother Ronald as they sit on a bridge, discussing their lives. They reveal their contrasting desires, with Ronald looking forward to returning to India and Eva expressing her dissatisfaction with her current life at Beke, under the watchful eye of her controlling Aunt Mina. As she reminisces about prior encounters and her unhappy experiences in the family, it becomes clear that Eva yearns for adventure and love, while grappling with her family dynamics and the constraints of her social standing. The story sets up a strong sense of longing for change, hinting at the transformative journey ahead for Eva. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aOrphans -- Fiction  aYoung women -- Fiction  aLove stories  aSiblings -- Fiction  aIndia -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction  aBritish -- India -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65195