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Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter
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Community Reviews
If only Gene Stratton-Porter could have developed this story properly, without using it as a vehicle for racist ideas. I understand that WWI was devastating and the time after the war was shaky and uncertain--a whole way of life was gone--and if she had only expressed her fear of being taken over by
This was a nightmare come to life. As a girl, I adored A Girl of the Limberlost and Freckles. GSP was an Edwardian era female author that championed women's rights as well as being a strong proponent of protecting the natural world. Her books are an enchanting combination of mild romance and fascina
I've been wanting to read this book, but I was even more intrigued with all the reviews saying how racist this book is. This book was published in 1921, years before Pearl Harbor, Porter was using her book as a way to tell others what she thought about trading with Japan. I'm not condoning how she m
2.5 stars. I liked it, but at the same time, I didn't like it!
What I liked:
I did like Linda even if she was "larger than life" and did have some strong racial prejudices.
I found some of the thoughts the main character talked about interesting seeing when this was written (between the World Wars).
Kat
THIS BOOK! I love it so much! The story, the characters, the nature. . . In my top five by GSP. Sigh, beauty!
This tale could be summed up, almost, by a movie line from The Scarlet Pimpernell--"Look how they buzz round her, like bees to honey".
The world of Lilac Valley revolves, entirely on its axis, around the heroine, who is a socially conscious, top scholar, a published author/illustrator, a locally ren
I've read most of GSP's books. It's a fun connection to my grandmother, knowing that she loved this author as a girl. The books set in California have been especially interesting to me from an historical perspective, having been born and raised there.
That said, when I first read this book, like most