A gorgeous book. I was very pleasantly surprised. It's not nearly as contrived as "A Little Princess" (which was still charming), and I loved hearing the Yorkshire accent - or as close to it as a Californian reader can come ;) It is cute and straight-forward; a genuine comfort book.
Mary Mary Quite Contrary......, so this is where the nursery rhyme came from! Thus starts this well known and beloved tale as young Mary Lennox, raised in India by indifferent parents, is a most spoiled and disagreeable child. After she is orphaned she is sent to live with her recluse uncle Archibal...
It has been awhile on this one, but I remember mostly being...unimpressed. I found the main character rather disturbing and not really sympathetic. Still, the book has its redeeming points and I will probably read it at least once more. I just already preferred older books like The Scarlet Pimpernel...
I just read this again and felt like I was a kid again. The writing us traditional, but gripping. The end is a bit odd (the 'Magic' that stands for religion), but I would still say it's one of my favourite children's books.
Having read The Secret Garden as a child I really wanted to read this book as an adult to see would I still feel the magic of the story many years on. Well I felt the magic just as I did many years ago.This is a beautiful book and so well written, it has everything a story needs to fuel the imagina...
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