Lark Rise to Candleford (Modern Classics)

I finished re-reading it tonight, 37 years later and am still enchanted by the writer's simple and straightforward style and the vivid descriptions with such attention to detail. It's never fussy or sentimentalised, the reader comes to their own conclusion that material wealth isn't the secret to happiness, which is humbling when we compare today's standards with those of these simple people. Laura does well for herself, and the reader is glad for her but she never loses sight of who she is deep down.

I shall recommend that my young neice reads it, I doubt she'll enjoy it as I did but if only a little of the good natured common sense of the people is recognised that will be a good thing for a child brought up these days to know about. Am I really getting that old-fashioned?


Out of the Ordinary   May 28, 2002
Nhaka
14 out of 14 found this review helpful

This book is a wonderful read from beginning to end. The author wrote a book of great beauty about the places and people of her childhood and early adult years. Her discriptions of both are interesting and written with a love for the world she knew. If you are interested in social history then this is an excellent read. Even those with no real interest in such will find it entertaining and a superb read. One of those books you read slowly.