Jewett Sarah Orne: 60 books

In this charming novel for younger readers, fifteen-year-old heroine Betty Leicester returns to her small hometown in New England after having lived abroad for several years. Though she initially encounters some culture shock as she begins the process of re-acclimating to her native region, it ultimately turns out to be a positive experience for her and for the local townspeople.

S’il est vrai que le roman soit le reflet des mœurs et que toutes les révolutions qui se produisent dans notre manière de penser et de vivre y trouvent un écho, s’il est vrai que les périodes de secousses violentes, de transformations profondes, aient donné à la littérature d’imagination...