Nancy first and last by Amy Ella Blanchard
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"Nancy First and Last" by Amy Ella Blanchard is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers around the character Nancy Loomis, a young woman struggling with her emotional turbulence after parting from her love, Terrence Wirt. The initial chapters delve into her heartbreak, family dynamics, and eventual revelation of her true identity, setting the stage for themes of love, self-discovery, and resilience. The opening of the novel introduces
a seemingly idyllic garden setting where Nancy passionately confronts Terrence about the depth of his affections, only to discover that his feelings do not match the intensity of her own. Following a heart-wrenching separation, Nancy grapples with her emotional turmoil and seeks solace in her mother, Mrs. Loomis. As the story unfolds, Nancy learns that her life has changed drastically; upon her mother's passing, she uncovers the truth about her origins as Anita Beltrán, a discovery that leads to a tentative new chapter as she and her mother set off to find her long-lost brother in Spain. This opening section lays the groundwork for Nancy's complex emotional journey and the challenges of her new identity, enticing readers to follow her quest for belonging and understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Blanchard, Amy Ella, 1856-1926 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Stecher, William F. (William Frederick), 1864-1940 |
| LoC No. | 17028760 |
| Title | Nancy first and last |
| Original Publication | Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1917. |
| Credits | David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Young women -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Families -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Identity -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 71334 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-71334-2 |
| Release Date | Aug 4, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 193 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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