The Plum Thicket
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- Synopsis
- [From the dust jacket:] "Here, with the startling vividness and intensity of a summer thunderstorm that shatters the peaceful serenity of a cloudless day, is the story of a golden summer and its violent climax. Janice Holt Giles knows and understands the undercurrents and fragile moments of a child's life and through the perceptive eyes of Katie Rogers she paints the rich background of a southern summer in warm detail. For Katie, coming for the first time alone to her grandparents' home in Arkansas, it is a very special summer filled with the enchantment of fresh dawns, hot days, and long dark evenings. Exploring the big comfortable house, climbing the huge mulberry tree, and walking with her wise and understanding grandfather fill her days with excitement. And there is Reunion, the glorious three-day festival, which will bring an end to the summer. But almost imperceptibly the omens of disaster appear beyond the idyllic circle of life around Katie. She realizes there are some things she knows but cannot understand. She wonders about the close thicket of wild plum trees whose matted shade covers a child's gravestone. She likes to hear Aunt Maggie and Doctor Jim discuss the music they both love. But Doctor Jim talks with Lulie too, and Katie knows that she mustn't tell Choctaw, who is courting Lulie. When Katie's questions are answered, her golden summer suddenly turns black and the triumph of Reunion is tragically destroyed. With absolute mastery of her material, Mrs. Giles discloses the events which make The Plum Thicket an absorbing and powerful book. As a child, Janice Holt Giles paid many visits to her grandparents--visits described in loving detail in her memoir, The Kinta Years. She has used her recollections of her grandparents' house and the little town of Charleston as the background for Katie's story. Mrs. Giles is the author of a series of novels about the American frontier. Although The Plum Thicket is not a part of this series, it illuminates the last years of the frontier clearly and unforgettably. Originally published in 1954, it is now reissued in response to popular demand."
- Copyright:
- 1954
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 284 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780395171165
- Publisher:
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Date of Addition:
- 04/03/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Janice Holt Giles
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Evan Reese
- Proofread By:
- Lissi
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.