![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "The setting is the village of Ladykirk, Pennsylvania in the early 1900s. It is about the joys and struggles of a small Pennsylvania village. Not that it is the same story, it is not. It had a similar feel to it as Cranford does. The Gown Of Glory By Agnes Sligh Turnbull . It might be from my mother or a library book sale, but I really enjoyed it. I am not sure were I got this book (I have a lot of them). The triumphs and tragedies of their days are depicted with all the humor, heartbreak, and human warmth for which Miss Read is known, providing a sensitive portrait of life in the country." They each experienced young love and then heartbreak when the First World War interrupted both of their romances. They felt grief when a village family was lost on the Titanic. ![]() Childhood playmates in Beech Green, they would remain close throughout their long lives, eventually sharing a cottage in their retirement. "In the English village of Fairacre, the retired schoolteachers Dolly Clare and Emily Davis enjoyed a remarkable friendship, as this moving volume reveals. I think because this book is set at an earlier time and sets the stage for the rest of the books, is why it is my favorite. I am blessed my mother has all of them but my favorite is Miss. I have had enough hardship in real life, I do not want to read about it. I will be honest, I tend to read older, happier book. I have been meaning to share few books I have been enjoying lately. ![]()
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