Another book by the same author is which was not as “The Secret Garden” celebrated as her other works and almost completely eclipsed by the time of her death. However in modern times it has steadily risen in prominence. The fictional Garden itself is the site of both the near destruction and the subsequent regeneration of the family that is the subject of the story. The theme is a “when thing is neglected it withers and dies, but when it is worked on and cared for, it like the principal children in the story. thrives” – of “Rebecca Sunnybrook Farm” of is a classical 1903 novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin. “Rebecca Sunnybrook Farm” It tells the tale of Rebecca and her two stern aunts. Once again I was drawn to a story where the heroine is joyful despite the lot that life has dealt her. Her cheerful character inspires her aunts in spite of initial disapproval. She comes from a poor family and is one of seven children. Her father has died but Rebecca is
Another book by the same author is “The Secret Garden” which was not as celebrated as her other works and almost completely eclipsed by the time of her death. However in modern times it has steadily risen in prominence. The fictional Garden itself is the site of both the near destruction and the subsequent regeneration of the family that is the subject of the story. The theme is “when a thing is neglected it withers and dies, but when it is worked on and cared for, it thrives” – like the principal children in the story. “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” is a classical 1903 novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin. It tells the tale of Rebecca and her two stern aunts. Once again I was drawn to a story where the heroine is joyful despite the lot that life has dealt her. Her cheerful character inspires her aunts in spite of initial disapproval. She comes from a poor family and is one of seven children. Her father has died but Rebecca is
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