Review: A heart-warming tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2012
Brought up poor, in a small river village in Florida, fifteen year old Dinah dreams of marrying a gentleman and moving into town to a life more elegant than she has ever known.This story follows the life of Dinah over a twenty-year period. Her teenage innocence is soon shattered but throughout all the twists and turns in her life, she remains strong. At times she isn't perfect, or even nice, but she has humour, courage, and determination.I was captivated by Dinah's story. Joyce DeBacco has infused the tale with colour and character as we follow Dinah through the good times and bad times of the early 20th century. It was a time when Florida blossomed in the golden days before the Great Depression and we see this period through the eyes of someone not born to luxury.This is a delightful, heart-warming story, and I highly recommend it.