A review by eupomene
Camila by Madeleine L'Engle

4.0

This very cerebral story of a teenaged girl growing up in Manhattan and coming to terms with her parents' shortcomings has a slow start, but is worth sticking with for all that. The writing is beautiful and thoughtful and the earnest feelings and ideas shared between Camilla and Frank are honest and true. Even if her dialogue is a bit stilted and dated I find her storytelling to be, as always, gripping. This is one of those books that I have dog-eared and underlined. I can't help it with L'Engle and I always enjoy re-reading her.