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100	1		_aKaye-Smith, Sheila, _d1887-1956
245	1	4	_aThe Four Roads
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2018
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2018-01-03
508			_aE-text prepared by ellinora, Brian Wilsden, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520			_a"The Four Roads" by Sheila Kaye-Smith is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book is set in a rural Sussex community, where it explores the lives of characters caught in the turmoil of World War I. The primary focus in the opening chapters is on Tom Beatup, a young farmer who is grappling with the impending realities of war and the responsibilities he will leave behind at his family farm. At the start of the story, the setting is vividly established through descriptions of the Sussex landscape intersected by four roads, which serve as both a physical and metaphorical framework. We meet Reverend Mr. Sumption, who is deeply troubled by the enlistment of his son Jerry, and we see Tom Beatup reluctantly preparing to leave his farm for the army. The burdens of familial responsibility weigh heavily on Tom as he navigates the conflicting emotions of duty and the desire to protect his home. This initial portion of the novel suggests themes of sacrifice, the harsh realities of rural life, and the impact of war on personal and communal identities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- England -- Fiction
653			_aSussex (England) -- Fiction
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56298
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