THE WONDERFUL YEAR

by Nancy Barnes ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

**A delightful book of a growing year on the ranch 'out west' with the Martin family- winner of the Julia Ellsworth Ford Foundation award, and a fine choice! The author writes out of her own experiences as a young girl on a Colorado ranch and, though her story dates with the turn of the century, she has somehow given it a highly personal yet timeless quality. Just so was Little Women conceived. There's Daddy Martin, who understands things so well; there's his merry wife and his daughter, Ellen; together they form a staunch, sensitive, say trio of highly civilized people. This ""wonderful year"" was one of adjustment to a new life, of living in a tent while the house was built, of planting and watching things grow, of learning to ride a bicycle, of discovering a country -- and of growing. There are gentle, strong values, substantial humor, a pleasant sense of ease, a nostalgic quality of ""emotion remembered in tranquility"" that is all too rare. It's a book that eleven years and up to maturity will enjoy.

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Publisher: Messner

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1946

Categories: FICTION