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100	1		_aSawyer, Ruth, _d1880-1970
245	1	0	_aLeerie
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2010
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2010-06-24
508			_aProduced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net.
520			_a"Leerie" by Ruth Sawyer is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Peter Brooks, a man grappling with a debilitating fear of sleep and his journey in a sanitarium, where he encounters a vibrant nurse named Sheila O'Leary, also known as Leerie. As their paths intertwine, the novel explores themes of mental health, healing, and the human connection in the face of vulnerability. At the start of the book, we meet Peter, who feels abandoned by society due to his declining health and emotional struggles. After a series of failed attempts to regain control over his life, he is sent to a sanitarium for treatment. Upon arriving, he meets Sheila O'Leary, a nurse with a luminous presence, who brings warmth and hope into his despondent world. The opening sets up Peter's complex relationship with his fears, highlighted by his fixation on a girl he only glimpsed once in an omnibus, which hints at a deeper emotional exploration as the story unfolds. The dynamics of patient and caregiver, the struggle with internal demons, and the healing power of human connection form the core of this poignant narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction
653			_aLove stories
653			_aNurses -- Fiction
700	1		_aBalmer, Clinton, _d1879-1967
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32959
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