02470cam a22003853u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000043001122450015001552640051001703000047002213360026002683370026002943380036003205000031003565080095003875201258004825340045017406530023017856530026018086530032018346530032018666530031018986530040019296530026019696530023019956530024020188560042020425970UtSlPG20260610133146.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aRice, Alice Caldwell Hegan,d1870-194210aLovey Mary 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-06-01  aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Lovey Mary" by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around the struggles and aspirations of a young girl named Lovey Mary, who grapples with feelings of inadequacy and yearns for love and acceptance while navigating her life in an orphanage. Lovey Mary's character is richly layered, depicted as both rebellious and compassionate, seeking to find her place in a world that often seems unkind.  At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Lovey Mary as she engages in a comedic yet poignant interaction with Miss Bell, the matron of the orphanage, illustrating her chaotic inner world. The opening chapter showcases her contradictions—her desire for beauty and acceptance against the harsh realities of her upbringing. Lovey’s longing for connection is further emphasized when she is tasked with caring for a baby, Tommy, which ignites a fierce protective instinct within her. As Lovey Mary faces various trials—her disdain for her appearance, her resentment toward the orphanage, and her fierce love for Tommy—the narrative sets a tone of both vulnerability and resilience, engaging readers in her quest for identity and belonging. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aOrphans -- Fiction  aFriendship -- Fiction  aMothers and sons -- Fiction  aRunaway children -- Fiction  aYouth and death -- Fiction  aGirls -- Conduct of life -- Fiction  aOrphanages -- Fiction  aPoverty -- Fiction  aKindness -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5970