1morechapter.com » ‘r’ titles http://www.1morechapter.com Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:29:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Review: The Road Past Altamonthttp://www.1morechapter.com/2008/06/12/review-the-road-past-altamont/ http://www.1morechapter.com/2008/06/12/review-the-road-past-altamont/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:07:10 +0000 3m http://1morechapter.com/2008/06/12/review-the-road-past-altamont/ I have always thought that the human heart is a little like the ocean, subject to tides, that joy rises in it in a steady flow, singing of waves, good fortune, and bliss; but afterward, when the high sea withdraws, it leaves an utter desolation in our sight. So it was with me that [...]]]> roadpastaltamont.jpgI have always thought that the human heart is a little like the ocean, subject to tides, that joy rises in it in a steady flow, singing of waves, good fortune, and bliss; but afterward, when the high sea withdraws, it leaves an utter desolation in our sight. So it was with me that day.

Written in French by Gabrielle Roy and translated by Joyce Marshall, The Road Past Altamont captures a sweet young girl’s thoughts and feelings perfectly. I also enjoyed Roy’s descriptions of the vastness of the Manitoba prairie.

The book is really four interconnected stories more than a novel. The first story, “My Almighty Grandmother,” tells of Christine’s love and awe of her matriarch. The second story, “The Old Man and the Child,” is about Christine’s relationship with an elderly neighbor and their visit to Lake Winnipeg. This one was my favorite as I found so much sweetness in the pair’s friendship. In “The Move,” Christine discovers that not everyone lives as she does, and in “The Road Past Altamont,” an adult Christine deals with her mother’s increasing age and unrealized dreams.

I highly recommend this book to readers who enjoy Willa Cather or L.M. Montgomery. I would definitely read another book by Gabrielle Roy.

1966, 146 pp.
Rating: stars4h.gif

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2006, 241 pp.

Rating: 4.5

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2006, 241 pp.

Rating: 4.5

]]> http://www.1morechapter.com/2007/03/15/the-road/feed/ 0 The Rebel Bookseller by Andrew Latieshttp://www.1morechapter.com/2007/01/05/the-rebel-bookseller-by-andrew-laties/ http://www.1morechapter.com/2007/01/05/the-rebel-bookseller-by-andrew-laties/#comments Sat, 06 Jan 2007 04:04:00 +0000 3m http://1morechapter.com/?p=30 Review coming soon. Read in October 2006

2005, 262 pp.

Rating: 3.5

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Read in October 2006

2005, 262 pp.

Rating: 3.5

]]> http://www.1morechapter.com/2007/01/05/the-rebel-bookseller-by-andrew-laties/feed/ 0 Red Leaves – Thomas H. Cookhttp://www.1morechapter.com/2007/01/04/red-leaves-thomas-h-cook/ http://www.1morechapter.com/2007/01/04/red-leaves-thomas-h-cook/#comments Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:40:00 +0000 3m http://1morechapter.com/?p=21 Thomas H. Cook is a favorite author of mine, so I was anxious to read this book. I was a little disappointed, though. This one really doesn’t measure up to Breakheart Hill or Edgar winner The Chatham School Affair. I would start with one of those if you haven’t read Cook before.

Completed [...]]]> Thomas H. Cook is a favorite author of mine, so I was anxious to read this book. I was a little disappointed, though. This one really doesn’t measure up to Breakheart Hill or Edgar winner The Chatham School Affair. I would start with one of those if you haven’t read Cook before.

Completed in September 2006
2005, 289 pp.

Rating: 3.5

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