A BLESSED GIRL

by Lady Emily Lutyens ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

This correspondence, almost a decade long, between a growing girl and an elderly clergyman is a delight both to the mind as well as the heart. For young Emmie, in writing ""his Rev"", is increasingly articulate, increasingly observant, alert and aware and her letters mirror the stages of her development as her horizons widen and her understanding deepens. On his side, Reverend Whitewell Elwin encourages, admonishes and instructs -- but with a love and a charm that never alienate Emmie's response. Emmie's Victorian girlhood, in which she was often out of step with her family, is not that of a prissy young miss and is rather the note-taking child who is outspoken in her opinions and comments. Her love for the colorful Wilfred Blunt is fully confessed to his Rev and he guides gently and wisely. The birth of her first baby, after her marriage to Ned Luytens, is followed by his Rev's death and the warmly affectionate friendship ends. Unusual for its period and unusual in its honest revelations, this offers a special pleasure for the more demanding reader and has a more intense note than Raverat's Period Piece.

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Publisher: Lippincott

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1954

Categories: NONFICTION