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Title | : | Miss Billy's Decision (Miss Billy #2) |
Author | : | Eleanor H. Porter |
Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 204 pages |
Published | : | May 16th 2012 (first published 1912) |
Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Romance. Historical |
Eleanor H. Porter
Kindle Edition | Pages: 204 pages Rating: 3.68 | 170 Users | 17 Reviews
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It’s not a super serious story because of an underlying, tongue-in-cheek flavor of “the grand comedy of things” as though the author is chuckling over the little follies of her characters. There are several sad or tragic circumstances which are mentioned, but because of the lighter writing style it doesn’t hit the reader very hard.Billy is the same lighthearted, selfless girl as before, loving others always before self. Sometimes she takes it to an extreme but mostly it just makes her a dear friend. I especially liked the addition of Alice and Mrs. Greggory halfway through.
Now maybe it won’t take me ten years to pick up book three! (Granted, it did take me at least seven years to find this copy...)
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Ratings: 3.68 From 170 Users | 17 ReviewsColumn Containing Books Miss Billy's Decision (Miss Billy #2)
The second of the three Miss Billy books is just as sweet and innocent as the first one. I enjoyed reading it, but by the end, I was getting quite frustrated with people being at cross-purposes, both Billy and Bertram and the added misunderstandings between Arkwright and Alice. I still enjoy seeing a glimpse of a different time period in American history, although it is quite obvious that this is an upper-class history.Recensione: https://chelibroleggere.blogspot.com/...
Miss Billy is engaged to Bertram Henshaw. Their engagement has just been announced. But life gets busy and the couple struggles in their relationship. Bertram is painting the portrait of a young, wealthy, beautiful woman--very temperamental, always changing her mind on what pose suits her best. Billy is occupied with a handful of things: first, planning the wedding of Cyril and Maria (the music teacher); second, writing or composing her own songs for publication: this time with a partner, "Mary
This book was better than the first, mostly because the characters seemed better developed and more engaging. There was a bit too much drama, but overall I like Billy well enough to carry it through. While the Miss Billy books haven't been as charming as the Pollyanna books, they have still been pleasant reads. 3.5/5
Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter (December 19, 1868 May 21, 1920) was an American novelist.She was born as Eleanor Emily Hodgman in Littleton, New Hampshire on December 19, 1868, the daughter of Llewella French (née Woolson) and Francis Fletcher Hodgman. She was trained as a singer, attending New England Conservatory for several years. In 1892, she married John Lyman Porter and relocated to
Valutazione 3,5Pur mantenendo uno stile naive mi è piaciuto molto più del primo. La trama è più articolata, i personaggi più approfonditi e quindi la lettura è risulta più coinvolgente...
I first read this book maybe ten years ago? I liked the whole trilogy that time. I decided to re-read them last week and have gone through the first two. I found the first a bit tiresome, sadly. This one was a bit perkier and made me feel better about revisiting the series.Anyhow, onto the book itself. Billy's still fresh and fun and impulsive but kind. The secondary characters are interesting. Still a bit formulaic and after all the years had passed I, too, wound up wondering along with the
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