July and August Book Reviews
"Morning Sun" 1913, by Harold Knight (English, 1874-1961) The Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I absolutely adored this book from cover to cover. There were so many layers to it that made it delightful, entertaining, and also inspiring. First off, the story is sweet, clean, and filled with lovable (and often humorous) characters. Miss Prim is the protagonist and we meet her when she's on her way to a job interview as a personal librarian for a man in a quant little village that seems like it's stuck in the past. Well, that is not so far from the truth. Everyone in the village is there on purpose to escape from the trappings of modern life, such as busyness and the need to succeed. Miss Prim slowly uncovers the insight and wisdom of the quirky residents of San Ireneo and is confronted with her own modernity, pride, and obsession with being prim and proper to a fault. The man who hires her teaches his nephews and nieces, along with kid
