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100 1 _aGaul, Harriet A.
_q(Harriet Avery),
_d1886-1972
245 1 0 _aFive nights at the Five Pines
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
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 2024-05-03
508 _aSusan E., 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"Five Nights at the Five Pines" by Avery Gaul is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story revolves around a woman named Ruth who is contemplating a significant life change, moving away from the chaos of New York City to a mysterious house situated on Cape Cod. The narrative unveils themes of longing for space, the haunting echoes of past residents, and the allure of a simpler life intertwined with the sea. At the start of the novel, the protagonist reflects on the stark contrast between the desolate yet beautiful Cape landscape and her urban life. As she contemplates the history of the "House of the Five Pines," she learns about its previous occupants, particularly Mattie “Charles T. Smith,” a woman shrouded in snippets of local lore and personal tragedy. The opening passage sets a vivid scene filled with vivid imagery, immersing readers in the setting while introducing a sense of eeriness and magic surrounding the house that hints at the complexities of the life Ruth desires to escape. The initial dialogue with Ruth's friend reveals the locals' superstitions about the dunes and the House of the Five Pines, establishing a tantalizing tension between the past and the present that propels the storyline forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: The Century Co., 1922
653 _aMystery fiction
653 _aCape Cod (Mass.) -- Fiction
653 _aDwellings -- Fiction
653 _aWives -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x030788106&seq=1
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73520
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