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100 1 _aBuck, Pearl S.
_q(Pearl Sydenstricker),
_d1892-1973
245 1 4 _aThe mother
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aThird volume in the Good earth trilogy.
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_(Buck_novel)
500 _aRelease date is 2022-07-21
508 _aTim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"The Mother" by Pearl S. Buck is a novel written in the early to mid-20th century. The story revolves around the life of a young mother living in a rural setting who is dedicated to her family, including her husband, children, and elderly mother-in-law. Throughout the opening chapters, themes of motherhood, hard work, and the struggles of rural life begin to emerge, setting the groundwork for exploring the dynamics within the family as well as the challenges they face. The beginning of the novel introduces the mother as she tends to her household tasks in a small farmhouse, highlighting her strength, dedication, and the challenges of managing both family and farm life. The old mother-in-law, who is partly blind and dependent, often engages in reminiscing about the past, while the young mother juggles her duties alongside raising children and tending to the farm. As the narrative unfolds, we see her tender interactions with her children, her reflections on the burdens of motherhood, and hints of underlying tensions with her husband, who appears more focused on personal pleasures outside of the home. This opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the family's relationships and the matriarch's unwavering love amid growing strains and hardships. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: The John Day Company, 1934
653 _aChina -- Fiction
653 _aWomen peasants -- Fiction
653 _aCommunism -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015035366403
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68577
999 _c109381
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