What a gorgeous, brilliant, scintillating, resplendent novel.
What a work of art... This novel, set in 1906, is a complex amalgamation of any
issue and every issue you could possibly think of. The main character, a poor
farm girl, longs for a better life and tries to achieve this through excelling
her education. She has a talent for writing and longs to be part of a world
where she can write and read freely. Of course, there are two deterrents to
cease her fantastic dreams: one, she is
a girl; two, she is poor.
Sexism, racism, murder and mystery- this novel has it all. It
doesn’t give a one sided account either, instead showing every character with
great verisimilitude. You can empathise with Mattie (the main character) though
personally, I thought that some of the smaller characters, such as Minnie, provide
a great deal of insight into America in 1906. When reading it, be forewarned-
the murder case that features in the novel actually happened and the letters do
exist.
Other than what I have written, there is not much else to
add. A genuine, rare and lovely novel, this book has become one of my
favourites- and I hope it becomes one of your favourites too.
-Steph
Read this is you
enjoyed: Ruby Holler (Creech);
Revolution (Donnelly); Just In
Case (Rossoff).
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