A review by kitdunsmore
The Remarkable & Very True Story of Lucy & Snowcap by H.M. Bouwman

4.0

This book turned out to be for a much younger audience than I expected (it actually says "10 years and older" on the flap), but I really enjoyed it. It's a lovely sort of fairy tale/myth about two 12 year old girls living in the 1700s on islands near America. One girl is a native, the other a colonist, part of a group of convicts that were shipwrecked and moved in on the natives. Sort of a mini-version of the sort of conflict on interest that occurred on the mainland at the time, only without the bloodshed and with magic.

Both girls start out as not entirely likeable, and they both grow up some as a result of their adventures. But I think my favorite character was the tutor who dreamed of being a Great Author, and only really came to an understanding of the importance of story to society after living through some amazing events.

A gentle book with a sense of humor and a splash of historical fact (which is detailed at the end of the book), it was a perfect book to relax with.