The Snow Goose
Grade 5 Up-- A newly illustrated 50th anniversary edition of a classic. This brief literary fairy tale of the dark, reclusive hunchback with a gift for love and healing; the timid country girl; and the wounded snow goose that brings them together is undeniably sentimental. Certain aspects of the story may seem dated to today's readers, and they probably won't be drawn to an adult heroine depicted as so primitive and inarticulate that "She did not understand war or what happened in France," and Rhayader must explain it to her "in terms she could understand." The addition of painterly oil illustrations with a suitable romantic quality and an attractive book design make this a handsome package. No doubt, a new generation of young romantics will sigh with satisfying heartbreak as Fritha watches the soaring snow goose that she sees as "the soul of Rhayader taking farewell of her before departing forever." --Kate McClelland, Perrot Memorial Library, Greenwich, CTCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.