Reading Report

We are on spring break this week and have spent our time playing outside, eating ice cream, and visiting with friends. Today we plan to go to a nature park along the river. I see muddy feet and soaking wet clothes in our future. Our house has been loud and messy; we have stayed up late and slept in. And, we have watched lots of DVDs. It has been a true break for us.

As a result of all of this, I have spent very little time reading. However, I have finally finished the third book in the Lark Rise to Candleford Trilogy. I read the first book last fall and the second book earlier this year. My parents recommended it because they enjoyed the TV series on PBS so much that they both read the book.

 

Lark Rise to Candleford: A Trilogy written by Flora Thompson

This trilogy is semi-autobiographical and is a tribute to rural life in England during the late 1800’s. Laura (Flora Thompson’s character) is a young girl who grew up in a small hamlet called Lark Rise. As the oldest of six, Laura learned to keep house and care for the younger children. Life in the hamlet was simple; the people lived off of the land, worked hard, and made do with what little they had. By the time Laura was 14, her education was complete and she was sent away to work as a post office clerk, eight miles away in Candleford Green. The “old ways” were instilled in Laura/Flora as a young child and the value that she placed on those long forgotten ways is evidenced by her writing of this book.

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