Home-Making

Rating:
Summary: Poetry meets practicality
Review: This book is a gem.

Written in the 1880's, this book illumines the poetic life of the family.

Would it be controversial, if published now? Absolutely. It devalues autonomy, assumes the existence of absolutes, and certainly leads the reader to think that real poetry in life is found through surrendering autonomy and embracing your husband, wife, children, brother, sister.

It's classic romance, but without fluff. The level of prose transcends anything published these days -- be ready to enjoy the english language at its finest.

And be ready for a truly refreshing introduction to life as we should know it. Less harried, less materialistic, less self-introspective, and more appreciative of the things that give life meaning -- the people directly around us.

This book teaches brothers how to care for sisters, and vice-versa. It teaches wives how to help their husbands become their best, and how men can bring out every facet of their wives' beauty. It even gives parents perspective in dealing with the loss of a child. This is not pop-psychology.

This is wisdom.