Parnassus on Wheels

This is an old-fashioned, sweet novella published in 1917, about a self-described "fat old woman" (she's only 39) who's never done anything but work as a governess and, later, cook and keep house for her bachelor brother, Andrew. Helen is content with her existence until her brother decides to start......more

Una lectura corta pero genial, de esas que no quieres que se acaben. Entrañable, divertida... ¡Me he pasado sus casi 200 páginas sin parar de sonreír! La historia sigue a una mujer de casi 40 años, que vive con su hermano en una granja dedicada a las tareas del hogar. De pronto un día un librero ambu......more

I'll admit to being sort of torn on how many stars to give this story. At times I feel like I'm a little too liberal with how I fling 5 stars around at book reviews. In this case, the story wasn't anything so complex. It was just a short, simple adventure vaguely reminiscent of The Adventures of Tom......more

What is a good book? ".…A good book ought to have something simple about it. And, like Eve, it ought to come from somewhere near the third rib; there ought to be a heart beating in it." Check, check and check. This is a simple, sweet story (160 pages) about a bookstore on wheels called Parnassus, the w......more