Miranda (Living Books, No 60)

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Summary: Grace Livingston Hill is a favorite of mine
Review: Grace Livingston Hill is one of my guilty pleasures. Forgive me, but I find her to be one of the worst writers, ever and yet I am curiously drawn to her books. I have a rather large collection and am constantly looking to add to it.

Read Grace with an open mind. Read her biography and try to appreciate where she comes from. Ms. Hill is from not just an era gone by but possibly from one that never really existed. She wanted it to exist and I believe, was sincere in her attempts to convince us that it did.

She is deeply religious and devoted to reaching others with "the word." Women (the "good" ones, at least) were pure. The Men were "true blue." Children were "sweetly" innocent. Families were devoted. Christians were joyous.

Her style is amatuerish, at best. Her dialog is absurd. Her understanding of speech patterns is non-existant. Small children are heard to speak in her standard "childish lisp" ..."Oh, doody, doody,we do'in to da tountry" (read: Oh, goody,goody, we're going to the country).When you have read a few of her books, you start to see a pattern...all her plots contain the same eliments, she simply shifts which character gets to be which eliment. Situations which, experienced by a real human today, would call for no reaction at all, evoke a gripping fear and concern for the maintaining of propriety, of fearful proportion .

Through it all, I love her. I yearn for her innocence. I respect her decency. I crave her belief. I envy her peace

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Summary: Miranda
Review: This book is written in a little bit different style than most of Hill's books. I enjoyed it tremendously. Miranda is an out-spoken and kind hearted woman who has been waiting for love it seems all her life. When she encounters a neighbor's son, he reminds her of his older half-brother, Alan. Because Miranda had loved Alan for years, she helps out his younger brother, especially since his father marries for the 3rd time!

Rating:
Summary: Miranda
Review: This book is written in a little bit different style than most of Hill's books. I enjoyed it tremendously. Miranda is an out-spoken and kind hearted woman who has been waiting for love it seems all her life. When she encounters a neighbor's son, he reminds her of his older half-brother, Alan. Because Miranda had loved Alan for years, she helps out his younger brother, especially since his father marries for the 3rd time!