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100 1 _aFurman, Lucy S.,
_d1869-1958
245 1 4 _aThe quare women
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-12-04
508 _ahekula03, Graeme Mackreth 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 Quare Women: A Story of the Kentucky Mountains" by Lucy S. Furman is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the Kentucky mountains and revolves around the arrival of a group of intriguing women who shake up the lives of the local residents. The main character, Aunt Ailsie Pridemore, is particularly captivated by the newcomers and their unfamiliar ways, which challenge the traditions and norms of her community. At the start of the narrative, Aunt Ailsie hears gossip about these "quare women" from her family and neighbors, who describe them as peculiar but friendly. Filled with curiosity, she longs to learn more about them. As she witnesses the women's activities, such as cooking and sewing, she becomes enchanted with their vibrant personalities and new ideas. The opening introduces hints of underlying tensions within the community, particularly between Aunt Ailsie's grandson Fult and his rival Darcy Kent, as the novel explores themes of tradition, change, and the potential for harmony in a region marked by feuds and animosities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cBoston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923
653 _aSchools -- Fiction
653 _aKentucky -- Fiction
653 _aMountain life -- Fiction
653 _aAppalachian Mountains -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72307
999 _c113032
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