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Farrar Straus and Giroux brings another great new cover for a Madeleine L'Engle book.
This time, it's And Both Were Young
It's about Flip (aka Phillipa) who is sent to a Swiss boarding school. The way, you know, girls are, at least, girls in L'Engle's early books. It was published in 1949.
Flip doesn't get her own grown up book; but she, and her art, are mentioned in A Severed Wasp: A Novel
L'Engle fans understand exactly what I'm talking about, and how fun it is to have characters pop up again and again.
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By the way, last year, Camilla
Because I'm showing off, I'll remind you that the sequel to this 1951 novel is A Live Coal In The Sea
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© Elizabeth Burns of A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
7 comments:
I agree--the way characters would reappear in L'Engle's novels was something I always enjoyed. I have an edition of Many Waters (autographed, no less!) which, within the inside covers, has a family tree of sorts, showing where all of L'Engle's characters appear. Cannon Talis was one who seemed to be everywhere.
Great post!
Love this new cover--perfect for a new generation of fans! Thanks for this post.
My last rereading of Ring of Endless Light might have rendered my copy untouchable ever again...so sad!
These are beautiful and I must own them.
Kara, I think I had a book with the family tree -- not sure if I still have them or not.
Emily, I love that! The covers are not just gorgeous, but yes, people who would have ignored the old ones now will pick these up and fall in love.
Elizabeth, sigh. I know. Must reread soon.
Angie, I feel exactly the same way! I need not just the books but these editions.
Kara, I think I had a book with the family tree -- not sure if I still have them or not.
Emily, I love that! The covers are not just gorgeous, but yes, people who would have ignored the old ones now will pick these up and fall in love.
Elizabeth, sigh. I know. Must reread soon.
Angie, I feel exactly the same way! I need not just the books but these editions.
These are just beautiful - perfect for the girl who wants a thoughtful coming of age romance and isn't after something modern.
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