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The language at the start had me. It sparkled with the promise of Saki and Coward, but then his storyline cast away any hope of an enjoyable read. As all the 2-star reviews state, the book lost my respect midway through.
Traditionally, we read aloud the Christmas section of MY ANTONIA every December. This year, we had no copy of it, but found A LOST LADY in a shop. No winter holiday scenes, but this novella had the same feel and the ingredients I loved from the former. The 19th-century American pioneer experience is again preserved beautifully here. (We broke from reading to study images of oil burning carriage lamps, of all things.) Cather's evocative descriptions of nature are as lovely as her descriptions of human nature. A real pleasure to read.
Lovers of books about books might enjoy chapter seven of part one. It addresses the little library of classics savored by young Niel.
A classic Golden Guide. With this book and a rock tumbler, I was a child rock hound.
“You think you know what you are seeing when you look at something, like a …
A tale of loss and gains and, ultimately, gratitude. Approaching this as a young adult novel, I loved many passages that reached out as messages to young minds without ever seeming like instruction. The first person voice of the main character is inclusive, keeping the reader engaged in the mystery as Anna grapples with her grief and her suddenly changing life. Couldn't put it down, and enjoyed traveling through her summer with Anna and the people in her life.
In previous books, Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder dissected the events and values that enabled the …
Vital. Read this. Tell everyone you know to read it.