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A review by jovvijo
Fraulein Schmidt and Mr Anstruther by Elizabeth von Arnim
5.0
Doesn't this book ever sound like it might be the naughty letters between two star-crossed lovers?
In a way it almost could have been...
But I'm glad it wasn't!
Our Fraulein is ditched by Mr Anstruther (Let's call him Roger, it's easier), and she's not too happy about it, as one is apt be in such circumstances.
However they continue writing to each other, and, although we read only her letters, we begin to see the strange friendship they develop and the even stranger, more fascinating, mind of our heroine.
Crumbs, it's an Elizabeth von Arnim book so you know you're not getting run of the mill, boring snoring here! I though it a fantastic little read where not much happens in a way you enjoy thoroughly reading about it!
Recommended for folk who don't need kicking, punching and thumping in every book and who might like to read something a bit more chewy for the brain!
p.s. For those who have read it:
ISN'T THAT ENDING SOMETHING?! AAAAARGH! WHY DOES SHE ALWAYS END HER BOOKS LIKE THAT?!
Okay, carry on.
In a way it almost could have been...
But I'm glad it wasn't!
Our Fraulein is ditched by Mr Anstruther (Let's call him Roger, it's easier), and she's not too happy about it, as one is apt be in such circumstances.
However they continue writing to each other, and, although we read only her letters, we begin to see the strange friendship they develop and the even stranger, more fascinating, mind of our heroine.
Crumbs, it's an Elizabeth von Arnim book so you know you're not getting run of the mill, boring snoring here! I though it a fantastic little read where not much happens in a way you enjoy thoroughly reading about it!
Recommended for folk who don't need kicking, punching and thumping in every book and who might like to read something a bit more chewy for the brain!
p.s. For those who have read it:
ISN'T THAT ENDING SOMETHING?! AAAAARGH! WHY DOES SHE ALWAYS END HER BOOKS LIKE THAT?!
Okay, carry on.