02282cam a22003013u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000017001122450026001292640051001553000047002063360026002533370026002793380036003055000031003415080260003725201232006325340045018646530012019098560042019219990017019636809UtSlPG20260610133157.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aVera,d1865-14aThe Doctor's Daughter 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-11-01  aProduced by Yvonne Dailey, Juliet Sutherland, Charles
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HTML version by Al Haines.  a"The Doctor's Daughter" by Vera is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story introduces the main character, Amelia (Amey) Hampden, who reflects on her challenging upbringing and complex family dynamics, particularly the coldness of her stepmother and the absence of parental love. The book delves into themes of loneliness, the quest for identity, and the contrast between societal expectations and personal reality.  At the start of the novel, a preface sets a reflective tone, where the author expresses gratitude for the support given to her previous work, suggesting a desire to analyze and explore the intricacies of human relationships. Chapter One reveals Amey's birth into a seemingly ordinary but emotionally barren household, shaped by her mother's death shortly after her birth. As she grows, her emotional neglect becomes apparent, depicted through her struggles with a distant father and a self-absorbed stepmother. Social commentary emerges as Amey confronts her isolation and seeks solace in reflections on childhood innocence lost, creating a backdrop of emotional depth that promises a compelling journey of self-discovery as the novel progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6809  c48805d48805