![]() ![]() Is it any wonder, then, that the spunky heroine, Maria, delights in the colony of Lilliputians she discovers on the grounds of Malplaquet and sees a ready kinship with their dreams, fears and sense of righteous rebellion. The story speaks to timeless themes about the powerlessness of children in the dreary world of rules imposed by adults. Time has not diminished in any way the satisfaction of a tale well told. ![]() Instead of preceding this one with a cup of hot chocolate and finishing the last chapters by flashlight, however, I had a martini and happily stayed up until midnight. ![]() ![]() (Which no doubt accounts for why I have such bad eyesight as an adult!) Since my own copy had been long gone, I was delighted to discover I could buy a replacement on Amazon. What a wonderful trek down memory lane! I owned a copy of this book when I was 10 and remember being so riveted by it that when it was time to go to bed I took the book under the covers with me and finished reading it by the light of my Girl Scout flashlight. Publisher: New York Review Children’s Collection (2004) Visit her website for more information about her work, Title: Mistress Masham’s Repose Here’s a guest book review from author Christina Hamlett. ![]()
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