The Country of the Pointed Firs - Couverture souple

Jewett, Sarah Orne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1537485245 ISBN 13 : 9781537485249

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Some maintain that there is no plot and suggest her brilliance illustrated how literature can paint a picture, and do only that. The narrator returns after a brief visit a few summers prior, to the small coastal town of Dunnet, Maine, in order to finish writing her book. Upon arriving she settles in with Mrs. Todd, a local elderly apothecary or herbalist. The narrator begins to work for Mrs. Todd when Mrs. Todd goes out, but this distracts the narrator from her writing. She rents an empty school-house, so she can concentrate on her writing. After a funeral, Captain Littlepage, an 80-year-old retired sailor, comes to the schoolhouse to visit the narrator because he knows Mrs. Todd. He tells a story about his time on the sea and she is noticeably bored so he begins to leave. She sees that she has offended him with her display of boredom, so she covers her tracks by asking him to tell her more of his story. The Captain's story cannot compare to the stories that Mrs. Todd, Mrs. Todd's brother and mother, and residents of Dunnet tell of their lives in Dunnet. The narrator's friendship with Mrs. Todd strengthens over the course of the summer, and the narrator's appreci-ation of the Maine coastal town increases each day.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1537485245
• ISBN 13: 9781537485249
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 100