Virginia Sorensen (1912–1991)
Autore di Miracles on Maple Hill
Sull'Autore
Virginia Sorensen (1912-1991) was born in Utah. Her great-grandfathers came to Utah in covered wagons on Brigham Young's great trek of 1846, and it was their stories that influenced her early novels of the American West. Ms. Sorensen traveled extensively, and all of her books are set in places mostra altro where she once lived mostra meno
Opere di Virginia Sorensen
Where Nothing Is Long Ago: Memories of a Mormon Childhood (Signature Mormon Classics) (1963) 18 copie
The proper gods 3 copie
The Neighbors 1 copia
Opere correlate
Utah Historical Quarterly - Vol. 40, No. 4, Fall 1972 - Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Year (1972) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 13, Number 3 (Fall 1980) (1980) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1912-02-17
- Data di morte
- 1991-12-24
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Provo, Utah, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Provo, Utah, USA
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Manti, Utah, USA
Tangier, Morocco
Palo Alto, California, USA - Istruzione
- Brigham Young University (BS|1934)
- Attività lavorative
- teacher
- Relazioni
- Waugh, Alec (husband)
Waugh, Evelyn (brother-in-law)
Waugh, Arthur (father-in-law)
Saffle, Sue (niece) - Organizzazioni
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Newbery Medal (1957)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1946, 1954)
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Miracles on Maple Hill di Virginia Sorensen
After her father returns from the war moody and tired, Marly's family decides to move from the city to Maple Hill Farm in the Pennsylvania countryside where they share many adventures which help restore their spirits and their bond with each other.
A sweet book. I'm sure I read this years ago, but I don't find any record of it. It felt very familiar. Noticing the original pub date, perhaps I read it as a child. Lovely illustration by Charles Geer. A chance to see two kids grow up and learn the treasure the values they've been raised with.
After her father returns from the war moody and tired, Marly's family decides to move from the city to Maple Hill Farm in the Pennsylvania countryside where they share many adventures which help restore their spirits and their bond with each other.
While this book seems a bit dated if read as a current novel, there is no reason it can't be loved as historical fiction, albeit at a more recent date than the Little House series. First published in 1956, I'm sure the children then were thinking that the experiences of Marly and Joe were within the realm of possibility for themselves. And, while not labelled as PTSD, I think the father's difficulties after his return home from the Korean War may resonate with some current readers.
I was a bit bothered in the beginning with the sibling bickering which seems to be a standard theme in many books. Fortunately the siblings are shown to develop tolerance and appreciation for each other before the book's end.
A positive theme was the connection developed between each of the family members and their elderly neighbors.… (altro)
I was a bit bothered in the beginning with the sibling bickering which seems to be a standard theme in many books. Fortunately the siblings are shown to develop tolerance and appreciation for each other before the book's end.
A positive theme was the connection developed between each of the family members and their elderly neighbors.… (altro)
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- Utenti
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- Voto
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- Recensioni
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- ISBN
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