Review: Poignant Coming of Age Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 11, 2011
Meggie Blackthorn by Elizabeth Jasper tugs at your heart and makes you long for those halcyon days of your youth, when the world was less complicated on the surface but far more complex than you ever imagined. The heroine of this nostalgic tale suffers through the growing pains of approaching adolescence: changing schools -- leaving her village of Shippon for the bustling town of Newcastle and a stint with her paternal grandparents -- making new friends, and finding new interests. What she finds in Newcastle will bring joy, pain, and uncovered family secrets to spice up her stay with the grandies. Loaded with period references and 1960s cultural anchors, this story will delight and renew your faith in the human spirit.