Her father arranges a marriage for her in order to hide the shame which she has brought upon their family. A few bad decisions lead to an unexpected pregnancy which, during the 1940's, was deeply frowned upon. Upon the death of her mother, Olivia finds herself reeling. If you are unfamiliar with the story, it tells of a young woman named Olivia Dunne who is the oldest of three sisters and daughter to a minister. This title was spoken highly of and so I approached it with great interest. I'm not sure what anyone else's opinion was, or what was shared, so I feel like this blog post can only been one dimensional in certain respects. Life intervened and I wasn't able to attend the discussion of this book, but I did get it read all the same. (Fingers crossed.)Īs I mentioned in my nightstand post, my church ladies' book club was set to read The Magic of Ordinary Days, by Ann Howard Creel during the month of February. I have a few reviews that are begging to be written and I'm hoping to get to some of them this week. I keep sitting down to write up my thoughts and then am distracted away from the computer yet again. This review has been a couple of weeks in the making. Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge (74).
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