Review: When life was simple
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 22, 2012
Phoebe's mother died when she was an infant so she is reared by her father and a strict aunt in a Pennsylvania farming community.  She makes friends with two young boys, David and Phares, and in this age of innocence, wanders the rolling hills together. She finds a mother's love from her friend David's mother.  As the years flow by she develops into a beautiful young lady with a talent for singing.  She goes to Philadelphia to train her voice where she is lured by high society and the night life but trouble causes her return home. David's mother losing her sight and David returning from the war changes the direction her life was taking. A sweet, story that could be considered a classic of a simpler time.