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Lädt ... The Musgraves (1960)von D. E. Stevenson
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Another charmer from D.E. Stevenson. Esther Musgrave worries about the welfare of her three grown daughters, but in spite of a few rough patches along the way, everybody finds contentment and a place to belong by the end. ( ) This is about the widowed Esther Musgrave, her three nearly-all-grown-up daughters and her estranged step-son. I came away not quite satisfied with this as a narrative -- I have liked all the other Stevenson books I read last year more -- but I still enjoyed the process of reading this one. Esther is likeable, the family dynamics are insightfully portrayed, the descriptions of summer are lovely, and Delia’s new friend Eulalie Winters’ story was unexpected. I was also very interested by how Margaret’s experience of being a young married woman was similar to that of my grandmothers. I read this at a time when I had less headspace for reading books and had to exert extra self-discipline to focus on many of the books I was reading, but Stevenson captured my attention easily. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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How old you can grow in three years! It is only a fraction of time but to Esther Musgrave it seemed longer than all the rest of her life put together. In three years she had become an entirely different person-or so she felt. Following the death of her beloved husband, Esther believes she will never be happy again. But soon, her "natural buoyancy" and the problems and adventures of her three daughters-difficult, unmarried Delia, cheerful and practical Margaret, and young Kate just out of school-bring her pleasure and purpose anew. The local Dramatic Club's troubled new production, the arrival of an attractive widow with a hint of scandal about her, the return of Esther's long-estranged stepson, and Kate's perilous rendezvous with a young ne'er-do-well whom Stevenson fans will recognize from her earlier bestseller The Tall Stranger-all provide drama, laughter, and joy to the reader as well as to Esther herself. First published in 1960 and set in the Cotswolds, The Musgraves is one of D.E. Stevenson's most lively and entertaining tales of family and village life. This new edition features an autobiographical sketch by the authr. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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