I really like this retelling of Mansfield Park. The Amish setting works so well for the story. I only wish the ending hadn't felt so rushed. ( )

Questo è uno di quei titoli che ho iniziato a leggere con l'atteggiamento da "perché no?" per passare un pomeriggio, e ha risposto alle aspettative nel senso che mi ha intrattenuto senza troppe pretese. Non so quanto possa interessare al di fuori della nicchia degli appassionati di Jane Austen. L'unica critica che gli devo muovere - al di là di scelte e interpretazioni - è il modo in cui l'apatia di Martha, l'equivalente di Lady Bertram, viene alla fine presentata come una depressione a cui lei non ha saputo opporsi, come se il disagio mentale fosse una scelta. Ecco, questo mi ha disturbato molto. ( )

So good and I'm so sad this series is over. I mean I get it, there are only so many Jane Austen novels you can adapt, but I really enjoyed this. I like Sarah Price's writing style and these books are just nice fluffy reads that you know will wrap up nicely. Per usual I won't summarize this one because I assume that anyone reading this adaptation will have read the original, Mansfield Park. Remarkably similar, I like the few tweaks they made to make it finish in a modern day Amish community. Instead of getting caught by their father putting on plays, they get caught singing hymns in English! The scandal!! Fantastic as always! ( )

With the family farm failing, her parents sent ten-year-old Fanny her to Mount Hope, Ohio to live with her aunt. As the years pass, Fanny becomes very good at basket weaving and does more than she share of the chores, but she still feel estranged from the family. The author did a fine job showing the difference between acting pious and being pious. There are mild relational conflicts. Unlike other Amish novel, the characters are allowed to face failure and lose. ( )