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Virginia Sorensen (1912–1991)

Autor(a) de Miracles on Maple Hill

16+ Works 4,777 Membros 43 Críticas 2 Favorited

About the Author

Virginia Sorensen (1912-1991) was born in Utah. Her great-grandfathers came to Utah in covered wagons on Brigham Young's great trek of 1846, and it was their stories that influenced her early novels of the American West. Ms. Sorensen traveled extensively, and all of her books are set in places mostrar mais where she once lived mostrar menos

Obras por Virginia Sorensen

Miracles on Maple Hill (1956) 3,760 exemplares
Plain Girl (1955) — Autor — 917 exemplares
Lotte's locket (1964) 33 exemplares
A little lower than the angels (1998) 15 exemplares
Around the Corner (1971) 7 exemplares
Curious Missie (1953) 7 exemplares
The Evening and the Morning (1999) 6 exemplares
Friends of the road (1978) 3 exemplares
Kingdom come (1960) 3 exemplares
On this star (1946) 2 exemplares
The proper gods 2 exemplares
The Neighbors 1 exemplar
Many Heavens (1954) 1 exemplar

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After her father returns from the war moody and tired, Marly's family decides to move from the city to Maple Hill Farm in the Pennsylvania countryside where they share many adventures which help restore their spirits and their bond with each other.
 
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PlumfieldCH | 36 outras críticas | Mar 16, 2024 |
A sweet book. I'm sure I read this years ago, but I don't find any record of it. It felt very familiar. Noticing the original pub date, perhaps I read it as a child. Lovely illustration by Charles Geer. A chance to see two kids grow up and learn the treasure the values they've been raised with.
 
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njcur | 3 outras críticas | Dec 5, 2023 |
After her father returns from the war moody and tired, Marly's family decides to move from the city to Maple Hill Farm in the Pennsylvania countryside where they share many adventures which help restore their spirits and their bond with each other.
 
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PlumfieldCH | 36 outras críticas | Sep 22, 2023 |
While this book seems a bit dated if read as a current novel, there is no reason it can't be loved as historical fiction, albeit at a more recent date than the Little House series. First published in 1956, I'm sure the children then were thinking that the experiences of Marly and Joe were within the realm of possibility for themselves. And, while not labelled as PTSD, I think the father's difficulties after his return home from the Korean War may resonate with some current readers.
I was a bit bothered in the beginning with the sibling bickering which seems to be a standard theme in many books. Fortunately the siblings are shown to develop tolerance and appreciation for each other before the book's end.
A positive theme was the connection developed between each of the family members and their elderly neighbors.
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juniperSun | 36 outras críticas | Jul 23, 2023 |

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Obras
16
Also by
6
Membros
4,777
Popularidade
#5,260
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
43
ISBN
49
Línguas
1
Marcado como favorito
2

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