Continuing on the review topic of yesterday, this is another favorite from 2015. Allow me to introduce to you…

Larkrise to Candleford by Flora Thompson

Rated: S – c

Though I rated this S for some and C for cussing, there were only two cuss words, (but mine was abridged, so I don’t know if there were more) and I’d truly feel comfortable recommending it to anyone. But, I thought it fair to rate is S anyway only to caution others.

As the title communicates, reading this is like having tea with a British grandmother speaking about her childhood. Though stated as a work of fiction, Thompson uses her work to tell about her own childhood in an old English hamlet before the Industrial Revolution. The main character, Laura, is supposed to represent the author during her journeys through coming of age. The book doesn’t really have a plot. Instead, it gives detailed descriptions on hamlet life. To some, this book would be considered boring, but I found it relaxing to let my mind roam through the English countryside. I read about the loving and caring folk who lived there. I read of the simple lives they led, and dreamily wondered what it would be like to go back to that. How serene would it have been to live in a simple village where every neighbor was a friend.

Truly, I wish you’d take a look at it. It’s not like any other ordinary book. After a long day, let your mind relax and stroll the ancient countrysides of England with Larkrise to Candleford. Take time to meet the people there. Become acquainted with their lives, and you will learn to love them.

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