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Starrett, W. D.

 
9781451019551: Jewel Weed (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

A vivid tale of power, longing, and social clash at a glamorous Western city reception.

Jewel Weed follows a young man newly arrived in a bustling city, where ambition and new friendships collide with tradition and mystery. At a grand reception, a Hindu guest commands the room with calm authority, while others search for belonging, love, and their own place in a changing world. The story threads through dreams of opportunity, the pull of old loyalties, and the first sparks of intimate choices that will shape the lives of several interconnected characters.

Set against opulent surroundings and edged by quiet personal revelations, the narrative explores how appearances, beliefs, and heartful longing test the bonds of family, friendship, and romance. The book invites readers to watch a city’s surface glitter while deeper currents reshape the people who inhabit it.

  • Immerse in a social landscape of receptions, motives, and character rivalries.
  • Witness tension between Western modernity and Eastern spirituality as a central figure speaks with striking clarity.
  • Follow a circle of friends and lovers as they navigate desire, doubt, and devotion.
  • Experience atmosphere-rich scenes that blend ambition with intimate emotion.

Ideal for readers who enjoy character-driven fiction about love, culture, and society in transition.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In the mists of the infinite, events poise invisible, awaiting their opportunity to incarnate themselves. They fasten, each after his kind, on these human lives of ours, as germs find the culture soil they love; so it follows that to the commonplace comes a life of dull routine, foolish happenings seek out the sentimentalist, sordid events seek the sordid and on the mystic dawns the mysterious. Calamities wait there, too, until Fate points out a weak spot in character on which they may pounce relentless with the temptation that pierces it.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

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