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The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters

Sinclair, May

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ISBN10: 116271042X
ISBN13: 9781162710426
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.39
Height: 0.76 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
The Three Sisters is a novel by May Sinclair, originally published in 1914. The story takes place in England during the early 20th century and follows the lives of three sisters: Letty, Laura, and Lois. The sisters are raised in a strict, religious household and struggle to find their place in the world as they grow up.Letty is the eldest sister and is determined to break free from her sheltered upbringing. She becomes involved with a married man and struggles to reconcile her feelings for him with her own moral code. Laura, the middle sister, is more reserved and struggles with her own insecurities. She becomes engaged to a man who she believes will provide her with security and stability, but soon realizes that she is not truly in love with him.The youngest sister, Lois, is the most rebellious of the three. She rejects the strict religious beliefs of her parents and becomes involved with a socialist group. She falls in love with one of the members, but their relationship is threatened by his political beliefs.Throughout the novel, the sisters must navigate their own desires and ambitions while also dealing with the expectations of their family and society. The Three Sisters is a poignant exploration of female identity and the struggle for independence in a society that values conformity.Nothing in his previous experience had prepared him for it. In his big provincial hospital he had had it practically his own way. He had faced a thousand horrible and intractable diseases with a thousand appliances and with an army of assistants and trained nurses under him. And if in his five years' private practice in Leeds he had come to grips with human nature, it had been at any rate a fair fight. If his work was harder his responsibility was less. He still had trained nurses under him; and if a case was beyond him there were specialists with whom he could consult.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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