e.h.young
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Thoughts About Two Books–Mrs. Miniver And Chatterton Square
I read two books I loved recently. One was a reread. It is Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther. My local library has a bad habit of getting rid of older books so periodically I check out ones I particularly like in the hopes of preventing their culling. The last time I read Mrs. Miniver was before I started blogging so it was definitely time to check it out again. I was tempted to check out Dickens’ entire oeuvre in order to protect them as well. They looked like they hadn’t moved from the shelves in years. However, I thought the librarians might have some questions if I staggered up to…
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Books I Bought #2
I have managed to acquire quite a few books in the last couple of weeks. Hmmm. Somehow that sounds a little vague as if the books just happened to me. Let’s be blunt. I have bought quite a few books lately. Most of them came from a library book sale and from Goodwill so they were very affordable but still, my shelves are starting to groan. In fact, my parents just bought me a new bookshelf for all the books stacked in front of the built-in ones in my living room. So, from top to bottom here is what I have. The Backward Shadow by Lynne Reid Banks. This is…
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The Misses Mallett by E. H. Young
The Misses Mallett is the story of two sisters, Caroline and Sophia, their half-sister, Rose, and their niece, Henrietta, who comes to live with them upon the death of her mother. They live in the town of Radstowe and queen it over local society. Caroline, in particular, likes to reminisce about all her conquests but she never lets the rest of her family forget that “Malletts don’t marry.” Rose, leading an unfulfilled life, falls in love with a man who has a crippled wife. The love is never acted upon but the wife knows and is bitterly jealous. The arrival of Henrietta seems to be a bit of a catalyst in all…
