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Ha pasado casi una década desde el final del libro anterior, y los hijos de Ana ya se han hecho mayores, todos excepto Rilla, quien a sus quince años es una joven coqueta, de encantadora sonrisa e irreprimible entusiasmo, cuya única ilusión es acudir a su primer baile en el faro de Cuatro Vientos. Ana y sobre todo Gilbert, están preocupados por la falta de expectativas de su hija menor y por el hecho de que su única preocupación sea divertirse. Pero el mundo de sueños e ilusiones de Rilla, comienza a resquebrajarse la misma noche del baile, cuando la sombría música del Flautista comienza a sonar, arrastrando todo lo que conoce y ama hacia el abismo de la guerra. Pronto sus amigos y hermanos se marchan a los frentes europeos, sus hermanas estudian en la universidad o se alistan como enfermeras de la Cruz Roja, mientras Rilla se queda sola en casa con sus padres. Sin embargo a medida que la guerra avanza Rilla comienza a madurar, crea la organización de la Cruz Roja Juvenil en Glen y acoge a un huerfano recién nacido. Junto con el resto de su familia, Rilla debe enfrentarse con la extensión de la guerra, la continua existencía en completa tensión y temor, y la muerte de millones de personas, algunas de ellas demasiado cercanas. Mientras tanto, el chico del que siempre ha estado enamorada Kenneth Ford (hijo de Leslie y Owen Ford), comienza a cortejarla, justo antes de ser llamado a filas, dejando a Rilla aún más ansiosa y deprimida, esperando noticias en casa. 2019 read: Everything I learned about WWI came from this book and possibly the popular meme "If WW1 Was a Bar Fight." In some ways, the world today is still reeling from the effects of WWI. I love this book because it isn't a romance. It's a medley of grief, growth, sacrifice, and compassion and so much of the terror, the desperation, and the tension were really hers and it shows in the writing. She looks at all angles, even the pacifist(though he's not really meant to be taken seriously), and settles down the untidiness that life always carries. I unashamedly wept like a baby throughout this book (Susan and Norman notwithstanding). It might have been the seasonal depression thing. But it probably was Montgomery's underscoring of the vivid helplessness and desperation that you feel when your world crashes around you and there is nothing you can do but hope, pray, and do the menial day-to-day things that make no difference. L.M. Montgomery is a long time and all time favorite author of mine. She writes the perfect girls story with just the right mix of adventure, drama and happiness. I find her books a comfort to read and have re-read most of works many times over the years. They are classics for a reason and that reason is they are great. OBS: Volume 8
Rilla of Ingleside is a war novel at times masquerading as a young adult historical romance. But it is far more than that; it is a detailed study of rural Canadian life during the First World War, written by a woman who lived through it and distilled it all with her trademark restrained emotion into a gem of a novel. Montgomery writes beautifully and brings tears of both sorrow and joy on the turning of every page. I would recommend this book for anyone and everyone as it is a wonderful story and has all the elements needed for a good book.
Fifteen-year-old Rilla, the daughter of Anne Shirley Blythe, grows from a carefree, irresponsible girl into a strong and capable young woman during the war years, 1914-1918. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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![]() GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)813.52 — Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:![]()
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