A PLACE AND A TIME

by Barbara Schoea ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 15, 1967

Girl grows up. Confused girl grows up. Nice, confused girl grows up. Begins to understand others; begins to understand herself... You've heard it all before, but not quite like this. Josie is herself and everybody's difficult teenager (thrills!): afraid of boys, crushed by a crush, sharing a beautiful friendship and breaking up (hail and farewell, Peter), finding her may-be-true love; rude to her mother (pickety pick pick pick) and accepting weakness; unpleasant to her aunt (""I'll be damned if I'll play bridge"") and repenting, understanding, appreciating concern; ungrateful for an ugly gift (spare me), holding her tongue, putting Persons before Things... change, change, change--told by Josie with a counterpoint of contemporary quips. She hopes to achieve the grace that will enable her to suffer fools gladly, acknowledges at last that she has sometimes been the fool. ""Your ideas about people change a lot as you grow older. It isn't the people that change, it's you."" But the people become real--funny, pathetic, endearing: you know their counterparts you'll remember these individuals. You'll remember Gramma, nobody's Senior Citizen, asserting her independence by casting off on a Sailfish; you'll remember Aunt Anne, garrulously, conventionally romantic, offering silent sympathy to Josie after her romantic illusions are hattered; you'll remember A Place and a Time for its acute characterizations, crisp dialogue, extending imagery, responsive reflections.

Pub Date: March 15, 1967

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Crowell

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1967

Categories: FICTION