Listening Valley

Warm and cozy! Another brilliant book to add to my favorite DES list! I was wavering over a 4.5 vs 5 star rating, but I decided to just go for it and give it 5 stars :D I loved following sisters, Antonia and Louisa Melville, from a very young age all the way to adulthood. This story is a companion boo......more

At first I loved this, then it was a bit corny, then I loved it again. Overall I believe it’s my favorite DES to date. Now I will go back in time and read Celia’s House…......more

This one takes the reader on a gentle journey from mousehood to womanhood. I really felt like one of the biggest strengths of the May/December romance in the beginning is that Antonia's husband really does have a respect for her as a person. He's not looking for a child or an "Eliza Dolittle." Inste......more

Always a wonderful read. D. E. Stevenson manages to put life into every page. Tonia’s journey is nothing less than that. It begins when she’s very young and ends very satisfactory.......more

Lou and Antonia Melville live in an ordinary house in the city. They spend their days in the nursery with Nannie except for a daily walk. During those walks the girls spy a walled garden they long to see inside. One day while Nannie is out, the two sisters take off on an adventure that will change t......more