Emily Dennistoun

Other than one plot hole (view spoiler)[(why on earth did Emily never write to Laura?) (hide spoiler)] , I quite enjoyed this one. I said in another review (I think of the Angela Thirkell book) that Stevenson was basically sound. I don't think that was quite right. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say I think she's basically i......more

A slow-paced, quiet and touching novel by D.E. Stevenson. After a slightly boring beginning, I ended up enjoying this book much more than I thought I would. I almost gave up at the halfway (and actually took a 2 week break from it) because the story was so saturated with painfully simple misunderstan......more

Oh so many misunderstandings! Yet, there still is something about DES’ writing that managed to capture my appreciation.......more