A Country Doctor

I was complaining a while ago, I said: when people talk about how environment shapes people, the next thing out of their mouths is they talk about prostitutes. Like, in the whole wide world shaping the whole wide race, folks really just want an excuse to shriek “Poor people are sluts.” I’m talkin’ s......more

While not a riveting story, the plot is a simple one, the beauty of the writing and the landscape of New England she portrays is truly a beautiful record of a time gone. A young girl is orphaned and raised by a reluctant aunt until a doctor takes over her raising. The girl's name is Nan and she turns......more

I'm so proud of my ancestor for writing a story with serious feminist elements. I recommend this story to all women who think their great grandmothers in the 1800s were just mousy shrinking violets. This story was a breath of fresh air, yet it was written in the 1880s. I loved it.......more

After listening to the first half I was exultant, sure this was a five star read. Jewett's descriptive writing shines. But it swerved out of that lane (in my mind) to a not-quite-satisfying end when the plot made a crash landing. However, there will be more Sarah Orne Jewett in my reading future. I......more

Somehow I had never read a book by Sarah Orne Jewett, so I was glad to be introduced to her through a book group as this book is a remarkable feminist novel for being written in 1884. Anna Prince is brought to her grandmother's house in Maine by her dying mother, and then is taken to live with the to......more