The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $3.99
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
A rich collection of classic American literature potraying the beauty of a 19th-century New England town.
A female writer comes one summer to Dunnet Landing, a Maine seacoast town, where she follows the lonely inhabitants of once-prosperous coastal communities. Here, lives are molded by the long Maine winters, rock-filled fields and strong resourceful women.
Throughout Sarah Orne Jewett’s novel and stories, these quiet tales of a simpler American life capture the inspirational in the everyday: the importance of honest friendships, the value of family, and the gift of community.
“Their counterparts are in every village in the world, thank heaven, and the gift to one’s life is only in its discernment.”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Jewett's 1896 novel and selected stories about the fictional town of Dunnett Landing in rural Maine.
Customer Reviews
Friendly thoughts
I had to read this book for my american novel class. The major themes are empathy, travel, and time. They are embodied by the citizens of dunnard landing, Maine. It's a short, thought-provoking novel focused on the transition from generation to generation.