Agnes Rands

This was an interesting autobiographical history of growing up in a logging camp in the Pacific NW during the early part of the 20th century. I initially picked it up as research for my own novel set in the same area. The story was engaging and I really did begin to care about the family and their fate. The only issue I had with it was the writing style. There were places in which the author actually used the phrase: "Suddenly and without warning." that drove me up the wall. It took me much longer to finish this book than it should have and it was entirely due to the writing style of the author. Perhaps that makes me sound a little snobby, but it really did get on my nerves. Having said that, considering the fact that I actually finished the book despite not being able to engage with the writing says quite a bit about the strength of the storyline.… (meer)