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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aProuty, Olive Higgins,
_d1882-1974
245 1 4 _aThe Fifth Wheel: A Novel
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-10-02
508 _aProduced by Suzanne Lybarger, Jacqueline Jeremy, Brian Janes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Fifth Wheel: A Novel" by Olive Higgins Prouty is a fiction work written in the early 20th century. The story centers on Ruth Vars, a young woman navigating the social complexities and expectations of her upper-class New England community. As she makes her social debut and maneuvers through her relationships, particularly with the wealthy Breckenridge Sewall, Ruth confronts the challenges of balancing personal desires with societal ambitions. At the start of the novel, Ruth is introduced as she walks alone in the countryside, reflecting on her life and the pressures of her debut. She describes her upbringing, the expectations placed upon her to succeed socially, and her complicated relationship with her sister-in-law, Edith. As Ruth prepares for her coming-out party, she grapples with feelings of ambition and the weight of familial expectations, all while hinting at her first encounter with Breck. This opening sets the tone for a story about self-discovery, societal influence, and the quest for personal meaning within the confines of social norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNew York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
653 _aYoung women -- Fiction
653 _aWomen -- Suffrage -- United States -- Fiction
700 1 _aFlagg, James Montgomery,
_d1877-1960
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19436
999 _c60821
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