by Elizabeth VonArnim
What can I say, it's Elizabeth von Arnim, one of my favorite writers. Love her wriitng and this book was no exception.
This was a buddy read with Themis Athena. The Solitary Summer is a follow up to Elizabeth and Her German Garden; they don't have to be read in any order, but Solitary Summer takes place in the same garden, about three years later. I went into this book naively assuming that the "Solitary" in the...
The Solitary Summer Elizabeth von ArnimTo the man of wrathWith some apologies and much loveOpening: May 2nd.—Last night after dinner, when we were in the garden, I said, "I want to be alone for a whole summer, and get to the very dregs of life. I want to be as idle as I can, so that my soul may have...
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