This is a sweet fairy tale, like all winter stories should be. And that not only to children, but to grown-ups, too. And especially for grown-ups! Unfortunately there are places where no fairy tales are told and believed even in Christmas time. Take this God-forsaken Armenia for one.
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Delighted to have read a book by a woman, my contemporary, and presented in the first voice of a man from more than a century ago. One would expect the actual author?s image to lurk behind the narrative on every page of the book. But no such thing happens. Quite to the contrary: one gets a strong impression of reading a book written at the time of the events described and by a person a contemporary of the characters. Such is the complete transformation that talented writhers undergo with every book they write. And that transformation, among other things, is the best indicator of a writer?s genuine talent.
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The Winter Visitors by Karel Hayes
Armine Petrossian, December 2, 2007
This is a sweet fairy tale, like all winter stories should be. And that not only to children, but to grown-ups, too. And especially for grown-ups! Unfortunately there are places where no fairy tales are told and believed even in Christmas time. Take this God-forsaken Armenia for one.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
All He Ever Wanted by Anita Shreve
Armine Petrossian, June 11, 2007
Delighted to have read a book by a woman, my contemporary, and presented in the first voice of a man from more than a century ago. One would expect the actual author?s image to lurk behind the narrative on every page of the book. But no such thing happens. Quite to the contrary: one gets a strong impression of reading a book written at the time of the events described and by a person a contemporary of the characters. Such is the complete transformation that talented writhers undergo with every book they write. And that transformation, among other things, is the best indicator of a writer?s genuine talent.(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)