IN ANY SPRING

by Jean Fiedler ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 7, 1969

Laura, a college junior who at times doesn't seem too much older than the younger girls Miss Fiedler usually writes about, is going comfortably steady with Sam at the time she meets Kapur, an Indian studying over here for his doctorate and formally betrothed by his family. When East meets West, she reminds him of ""honey and gold"" and he makes her feel ""precious,"" ""rare and special"". But before long she realizes (with the restraining wisdom of her family) that the differences are more of culture than of color and that he comes from an older world where the young are deferential and dutiful and cannot hope to have Laura's freedom of choice. She dreams that he will stay here (""Do not tempt me unbearably"") but a summons home obviates all further temptation. . . . One might accept this as true to form-ula romance were the author not injecting other whitewashed ideas which should be all washed up in today's world.

Pub Date: March 7, 1969

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: McKay

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1969

Categories: FICTION