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Loading... Once Upon a Summer (Seasons of the Heart #1) (original 1981; edition 1981)by Janette Oke (Author)
Work InformationOnce Upon a Summer by Janette Oke (1981)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Romance "Sure, it's unusual to have an eighteen-year-old mother when you are twelve. But when you're an orphan and she's you aunt - and the only mother you've ever known - well, it works out just fine. That why I got so riled up when I heard Grandpa and Uncle Charlie talkin' about findin" a fellow for Aunt Lou!" I do not want to say anything against this book. It was sweet, it was simple, it was boring. It was far more suited to a very young and unsophisticated reader. I have a friend who has insisted that I must read Janette Oke, so I have now fulfilled that demand. I can say with conviction that she writes for a reader who is not me. Interestingly enough, I have seen a few movies made from her earlier novels and they were quite respectable, with interesting characters. Character development is her strength and I did like her main character, the young boy, Josh, who tells this tale of his life with his great-grandfather, grandfather, great-uncle and very young aunt. I actually liked all her characters, but there wasn't any plot to speak of and the end result was obvious to me from the get-go. I feel almost guilty not to give this book a higher rating. It tries to tell a moral tale and I like that effort. But, if I am honest, it isn't up to my standards for what I want to get from a novel. no reviews | add a review
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A new look for a bestselling historical series; an orphaned boy finds his security in God after his aunt who raised him marries and moves away. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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