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Bezig met laden... A Vicarage Family (1963)door Noel Streatfeild
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Fictionalized memoir by Noel Streatfeild, author of the beloved Shoes books, about growing up a vicar's daughter before the first world war. She tells the story of Vicky, the difficult middle daughter, and steps back to talk about social mores, her mother's attitudes about her daughters, and other interesting things. I read this about 30 years ago and remember liking it then. Some very sad stuff, as books set around the first world war tend to have, but worth it. I'm about to read her other autobiographical book and have found out there's a third one that I don't have. I really want to read that one too. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Everyone pities the poor vicar who's got such a difficult daughter. Vicky doesn't work at school, she's awkward at home, and she's not pretty or talented like her sisters. But all is not as it seems. This is an autobiographical novel. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I very much liked the way it was written, showing Vicky's perspective on school (which, for the most part, she found tedious), on church and spirituality, on family life, and on the general unfairness of humanity. She manages to pick out interesting anecdotes and events in her life, and while inevitably other people's thoughts and feelings are invented, to some extent, they make her life seem well-rounded and a great deal more interesting than many factual biographies.
Definitely recommended to anyone - adult or older child - who has enjoyed Streatfeild's books for children. ( )