Perhaps I was a wee bit prejudiced as I started reading. Friends that I trusted had very mixed reviews, but I didn’t quite believe them. After all, the book had won the 2011 Newbery award. And it was set in 1936, flashing back to 1917 and 1918. Quite possibly one of my favorite time periods. I should [...]
Posts Tagged ‘WWI’
Story first, history second
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged historical fiction, WWI on January 2, 2012 | 3 Comments »
In celebration of Rilla
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged L. M. Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside, WWI on January 9, 2011 | 7 Comments »
There are some stories that never quite let you go. My love for Rilla of Ingleside has been mentioned here more than once. That love led me to my senior thesis and, more recently, to my most recent publication on the Dallas homefront during WWI. So is it any wonder that I was thrilled that Benjamin Lefebvre and Andrea McKenzie were [...]
From the other side
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Kate Seredy, The Singing Tree, WWI on October 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Following the recommendation of a dear reader, I picked up The Singing Tree by Kate Seredy. For those unfamiliar with the book (like I was), this is a sequel to The Good Master. It’s the story of two cousins,Kate and Jancsi, growing up in the Hungarian country side during the early part of the last century. [...]
Emotional history
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged L. M. Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside, WWI on October 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I finished my reread of Rilla of Ingleside the other night. I’m not sure how many times I’ve read this book over the years, but it’s one that still gets me. Every. Single. Time. When I read, I’m not one to cry or even laugh out loud often. I think part of it is [...]
Opening Shots, Part 2
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Betsy and the Great World, Betsy Ray, Maud Hart Lovelace, WWI on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For a very different look at the first days of WWI, look no further than Betsy Ray. In Betsy and the Great World, she is almost, but not quite, in the middle of all the action, traveling through Europe in 1914. When books are set in certain years (1861, 1914, 1939), you just something historic [...]
Opening Shots. . .
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged L. M. Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside, WWI on September 6, 2009 | 16 Comments »
For years now, I’ve had a strong interest in World War I. Not the battles so much, but the social changes surrounding the Great War. And I can place the blame firmly on Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery, since I certainly didn’t learn much about WWI in school. I must have read Rilla [...]
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