![]() ![]() Minty has a more practical nature and shoulders much of the responsibility for their day-to-day life. Moreover, she and Pop are not overly troubled by the little ups and downs of life they don't fret and trust that things will work out. Those names are memorable! -) Younger daughter Eglantine shares her father's dreamy nature. Yet, for all of this, he is a kind and intelligent man, and a loving (widower) father who tries to provide for his girls, Araminta (Minty) and Eglantine (Eggs) - and oh! those names! As soon as I read them, I remembered my mom had read me this book when I was a girl. Pop is a dreamer for whom the workaday world is a struggle though he can quote poets at length, he has been a failure in every job he's endeavored and the Great Depression certainly hasn't helped matters. ![]() My library still has a copy in circulation, thank goodness, and if you can get your hands on a copy I urge you to read it without delay before libraries start discarding them.Īs with Brink's other works, the characters in this story feel real, not only because of her deft characterization but because she does not shy away from delving into moral complexities. Though Winter Cottage collects dust while its more famous sister, Caddie Woodlawn, gets all the fame, WC is an excellent book in its own right and it's a shame that it is out-of-print. Winter Cottage by Carol Ryrie Brink read January 2015Ībsolutely loved this little-known gem. ![]()
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