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Children's Fiction Girls & Women

Sarah

by (author) H. Margueritte

Publisher
Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Initial publish date
Aug 2001
Category
Girls & Women
Recommended Age
12 to 18
Recommended Grade
7 to 12
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550416213
    Publish Date
    Aug 2001
    List Price
    $14.95

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Description

A reissue of the 1949 American classic Sarah by Margueritte Harmon Bro.

"Sarah will carry off all the romantics and bookworms who love a tale that enfolds them. Sarah is practically Russian in its complexity and scope compared with today's often simplistic plots.

Sarah is the heroine, but Harmon Bro's society is a major player in the plot and texture of the novel: the tumultuous years from before the First World War to the early 1920s. Harmon Bro's prose is from another era too. No-nonsense and spare in some ways: — The skirt frankly showed her ankles and an inch or two more. — At other times, it's hilariously charming for an old crone reviewer, but probably riveting for intended readers. . .

Harmon Bro's style should be part of young readers' experience. The story of Sarah growing from little girl to a woman is well worth telling. She grows up battling her conscience, beginning with her deceased father's wishes of what she should do with her life. Combined with life-and-death struggles for family and friends at home and at war, her experiences as a concert pianist for the troops in Europe and, later, conflicting pressures about her musical career, make this period piece altogether appropriate for eager readers today.
The National Post

About the author

H. Margueritte is a Fitzhenry and Whiteside author.

H. Margueritte's profile page