Saturday, June 27, 2009

June's literary selection

Honestly a pleasure to read: I was half-way through it when I climbed in bed last night, and by 12:53 am I closed the cover and felt nostalgically like I was saying good-bye. I don't know why it took me so long to find this gem, but truly, reading it was like standing in a beautiful meadow with a gentle breeze blowing, arms out-stretched and head tilted upward to feel the sun on my face. I loved the underlying theme: that good can come from making mistakes. American life in rural Colorado during WWII is the setting. The main character, Livvy, a determined masters candidate in History, never imagines that the course of her life could take such a drastically different path than the one she had chosen and planned for. Ultimately, we realize together (Livvy and me) that the most valuable lesson to learn is that each person creates her own history day by day. I loved it.

5 comments:

Annie said...

Ooo! I'm putting that one on my list right now. Sounds like everything I love in a good book. Enjoy the sunshine today. Finally!

funny word verification this time: zidlywom

LL said...

ohhh, sounds GOOD!
thanks for the suggestion. I'll add it to my long list.

Smilin' sunshine said...

I'll have to try it, I've read a few of your other suggestions and really liked them!

Jo Jo said...

You haven't let me down let, I'll pre order it now from the great library I've found up here.

Whitney Johnson said...

Sounds like a lovely book -- Thanks Jenny for dong this book reviews.