I love most everything about Christmas and New Year's, except that all of the hullaballoo keeps me from my book addiction. But the New Year is here, and I'm back to my favorite pastime!
One of my happy discoveries last year was D. E. Stevenson, who wrote
Miss Buncle's Book way back in the 1930's. Luckily she didn't stop there, but soon came out with
Miss Buncle Married, which continues the story of Barbara and her new husband/publisher Arthur as they move from London to a small town in the English countryside. Almost immediately Barbara is drawn into the small and large dramas of her neighbors, but only because she has such an innocent and sympathetic heart. People just seem to TELL her things, on purpose and by accident, and it is her unintentionally astute observations that make her such a great friend. Once again she transforms her personal experiences into a potential best-selling book, but can she risk publishing it?? You'll have to read it to see...
What I love about D. E. Stevenson is how much her books apply to our life today, despite the almost 80 years that have passed. We may think our problems are unique to 2013, but that's not
really true. The more things change, the more they stay the same. What for SURE doesn't change is the gift of a new book to read, and thank goodness for that!
Happy 2013!!
TBC
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