02142cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000380011324500210015126400510017230000470022333600260027033700260029633800360032250000310035850800990038952012640048853400450175265300120179785600430180926554UtSlPG20260610133616.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7anl2iso639-1 4aPT1 aRobbers, Herman Johan,d1868-193713aDe vreemde plant 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2008-09-07 aProduced by Branko Collin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net a"De vreemde plant" by Herman Johan Robbers is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the introspective journey of a young woman who reflects on her childhood, grief, and the complexities of her emotional world, particularly through the lens of her relationships with family members. The narrative captures the essence of longing and the tension between reality and dreams, as well as the struggles of a sensitive soul navigating a world that often feels harsh and unwelcoming. The opening of the novel introduces a dream-like garden that lingers in the memories of the main character, evoking feelings of nostalgia and loss. The protagonist reminisces about her childhood and the impact of her mother's death, which intertwines with her recollections of an imaginary garden filled with striking flowers. This garden serves as a symbol of her inner life, contrasting sharply with her troubling existence at home, where she feels misunderstood and estranged from her father and others. The reader is drawn into her emotional state as she grapples with feelings of melancholy, a pursuit of beauty and refinement, and the desire for a connection that goes beyond the tangible realities of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aFiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26554