SO DEAR TO MY HEART

by Sterling North ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 25, 1947

With real gentlness and occasional sadness, and framed in the folkways of Indiand at the turn of the century, this tells the story of Bean Blossom Greek, and of Jeremiah; a youngster, schooled to life the hard way by his scripture-sermonizing Granny Kinkaid. Always told- by his Granny- that his mother was a traipsin' woman who led his father into a life of sin, it is his Uncle Hiram that softens the image of his dead parents, who intervenes for the child against his Granny's sterner mandates. And it is a little black lamb, Danny, who wins Jeremiah's heart, elicits his stoicism in the face of his Granny's disapproval. Losing his lamb in a storm, Jeremiah sicknes and pines away until he finds him again, gets his chance to show him at the county fair.... The contrast of sterner principles and softer sentiments providing a story of genuine charm, although its distinct regionalism may limit its wider appeal.

Pub Date: Sept. 25, 1947

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1947

Categories: FICTION