A Girl of the Limberlost (The Library of Indiana Classics)

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Summary: A wonderful book which conjures up vivid images.
Review: I can tell from A Girlof the LimberLost that Porter is going to be one of my favorite authors. Her writing takes the reader back to a very different time, but her characters are easy to connect with because of the timeless human qualities she describes. I really enjoyed this book and plan to read more of Gene Stratton Porter's works. Looking for them in my local bookstore was fruitless, so here I am on Amazon.com!

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Summary: A Pleasurable Read
Review: I was given this book by a missionary years ago; and find myself going back to re-read it at least once a year - a wonderful story with a great moral.

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Summary: A Heroine among Heroines!
Review: It's hard not to fall in love with Elnora. Not only is her character development a journey of delight, you are allowed into the lives of the other characters of the book and feel their joys as well as pain. The story line is simple although deeply moving and best of all...REAL.
Elnora's bitter mother does worse than MIStreats her, she barely treats her with any reagard AT ALL! Kindly neighbors know the real truth about her father's death and do their best to love this sensitive and bright girl. The mother goes through a life-changing series of events that transform her from a hard, compassionless shell of a woman into a truly repentant softened heart eager to love her estranged daughter. Her change is so heart-wrenching, I usually have a gut-ache by the end of those chapters.
If you have a love for nature and boast a colorful imagination, Porter lays before you a smorgasboard of descriptions of Limberlost life in the woods. I have been to Porter's Limbelost cabin in Geneva. It's lovely. And there's actually a mounted specimen of the Yellow Emperor! (Read this book and that last statement will thrill you!)
This book can help teach you the meaning of self-respect, determination, perseverance and love. Elnora does not throw herself at her boyfriend, rather allows him to persue and woo her after he discovers his fiancee is a manipulative shallow child he has only worshiped and not loved. The story flows with honor and respect.
Please read you will not be disappointed!!