Pembroke
A Novel

Book Review 4 of 5 stars to Pembroke by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, a classic of American literature. I read this in college a few yeas ago and wrote a paper on the influence of religion on books. A snippet is pasted below. Mary E. Wilkins Freeman’s Pembroke was written near the turn of the......more

The novel takes place in a small village in New England about 200 years ago. It seems one of the main themes of the book is how people can stand in the way of their own happiness. Many times while reading one just wants to grab them and talk some sense into them. Even though most of the times it fee......more

I live in New England, so the fact that this book is set there is what first drew me to it. Many of the characters are incredibly stubborn or downright dim-witted. Despite this fact they are likable, for the most part. Much like when you're watching a murder mystery movie and you want to yell "Don't......more

After reading her short story A New England Nun, I decided to read Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's novel that was very popular when it was published in 1894. I really enjoyed the everyday lives of its characters, their romances, their sufferings. It held my attention for the whole time I read it....in one......more

Heartbreaking and insightful. The proud New England men in this quaint story are battling their own demons, their own dreams of self righteousness and their stubborn will. Barnabas allows a political debate with his fiancé’s father to upend the lives of several Pembroke citizens and end his engageme......more