A review by gglazer
The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett

4.0

These are little linked vignettes about a woman visiting a fishing village on the Maine coast around the turn of the century. The woman is a writer, who literally finds a room of her own (in the form of a schoolhouse on top of the hill and I'm REALLY JEALOUS because seriously how amazing is that), and records her impressions of her landlady and the various characters in the town.

It's a gorgeous book; all setting, no plot at all, and it feels like you're really there. It's rambling and beautiful and made me want to go back in time.