A Room With a View by E.M Forester was a fun, fast read about Lucy and her friends and relations who all mean well but whose petty snobberies occasionally trip them up. Starting in Italy and then moving into the English countryside the descriptions are beautiful and the conversations amusing when not maddening. A classic I've been meaning to read and am glad I finally did.
The Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera is the story of a young librarian who takes a job in a small french village and all she learns from her employer and other villagers. The book while beautifully written raises a lot of ideas only to move on to another quickly. I enjoyed the book very much but think it will take a reread or two to fully appreciate it.
Look to the Mountain by LeGrand Cannon is wonderful story about the settling of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Whit and Melissa are a young couple who marry and first by canoe and later hiking travel up to the shadow of Mt Chocorua and build a home. Set in the 1770's you also hear news of the Revolution travel up and how it is understood by those who have never used a stamp, or bought tea. This was a reread for me, and I am biased as it was one of my father's favorites but I'm also a bit baffled why this book first published in 1942 is not better known.
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Adding "Look to the Mountain" to my Amazon wish list! They don't have it in my library but your description definitely has me intrigued.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm intrigued by Look to the Mountain, too. I love that time period. Unfortunately, our libraries don't seem to have it either. Thanks for linking up!
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