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Hexe
Germany, 1945. The inhabitants of a small village near the French border struggle to regain normality after five years of war, but at what cost?Ten-year-old Frigg learns from her beloved grandmother the mysteries of the old heathen spirit world that guide them through the horrors of the post-war backlash against her family.
This dark, poignant, and sometimes shocking tale reveals a world twisted by fear, hatred and racism. Can love overcome it all?
This dark, poignant, and sometimes shocking tale reveals a world twisted by fear, hatred and racism. Can love overcome it all?
- GenresHistorical Fiction
176 pages, Paperback
First published August 3, 2013
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November 28, 2014
This novel is written in the first person. It was probably my fault that I mistook it for a memoir. Anyway, I was about one third into the book before I noticed that the events did not correspond with the author's age. It took me a while to sort things out.
I myself was born into Hitler's Germany and WWII. I can confirm that diehard Nazis did neither repent nor change their minds after the war. Only in the small town where I grew up, they, at least, kept their mouths shut, and I don't know of any incidents that they would have still dared to commit atrocities. -- Neither do I know of any acts against women who fraternized with Allied soldiers. A girl or woman who dated a GI was called an "Ami-Schicks (Ami-broad)" (we were in the American-occupied area), and if she "entertained" numerous American soldiers in exchange for cigarettes, coffee, chocolate, and other desirable goods, her reputation would definitely suffer. But this was it. -- Following the war, Nazi-mayors, Nazi-policemen, and other Nazis holding government jobs were replaced with non-Nazis. (However, during the 1950s and 1960s, Nazis sneaked back into government jobs, even into very high positions.) -- These are my personal experiences. I would not rule out, however, that things were different in other parts of Germany.
This being said, I can only say that this book is a fascinating read, a real page-turner, with not a dull moment. I could not put it down and read into the early morning hours.
I found the narrator very likable, and I fell in love with the grandmother, the "Hexe".
I was also enthralled to learn about the heathen ... beliefs. (I almost said religion. :-)) I do not regard them inferior to any religion. But this is a topic that goes beyond this review. So I won't get into it.
I can only say this book is well worth its price and -- what's even more important -- well worth the time spent reading. I strongly recommend it.
So why do I give it 4 stars instead of 5? The answer is simple: It bothered me that it is written in the first person. If it were written in the third person, I would have given it 5 stars.
I myself was born into Hitler's Germany and WWII. I can confirm that diehard Nazis did neither repent nor change their minds after the war. Only in the small town where I grew up, they, at least, kept their mouths shut, and I don't know of any incidents that they would have still dared to commit atrocities. -- Neither do I know of any acts against women who fraternized with Allied soldiers. A girl or woman who dated a GI was called an "Ami-Schicks (Ami-broad)" (we were in the American-occupied area), and if she "entertained" numerous American soldiers in exchange for cigarettes, coffee, chocolate, and other desirable goods, her reputation would definitely suffer. But this was it. -- Following the war, Nazi-mayors, Nazi-policemen, and other Nazis holding government jobs were replaced with non-Nazis. (However, during the 1950s and 1960s, Nazis sneaked back into government jobs, even into very high positions.) -- These are my personal experiences. I would not rule out, however, that things were different in other parts of Germany.
This being said, I can only say that this book is a fascinating read, a real page-turner, with not a dull moment. I could not put it down and read into the early morning hours.
I found the narrator very likable, and I fell in love with the grandmother, the "Hexe".
I was also enthralled to learn about the heathen ... beliefs. (I almost said religion. :-)) I do not regard them inferior to any religion. But this is a topic that goes beyond this review. So I won't get into it.
I can only say this book is well worth its price and -- what's even more important -- well worth the time spent reading. I strongly recommend it.
So why do I give it 4 stars instead of 5? The answer is simple: It bothered me that it is written in the first person. If it were written in the third person, I would have given it 5 stars.
December 12, 2013
"Hexe" by Skadi Winter is the captivating and amazing story of a childhood lived in post-war Germany right after the war. Told from the heart breaking and naive perspective of a young girl the story tells mainly of the love between the narrator and her grandmother from 1945 onwards.
The grandmother is a wonderful and inspiring character that is nick-named a 'Hexe' (witch) by people in the village, mainly because of her interest in herbs, paganism and tarot, to name a few. Despite such un-worldly interests the woman is however very wise and feeds her granddaughter lots of very philosophical and logical advice. The young girl also has to come to terms with the hostility against her mother who is accused of farternising with the enemy, even as late as 1948 when there should be nothing but regret amongst the population about its terrible past.
The perspective of the naive and innocent child does wonders to hit home many of those obvious historical and cultural points. By way of side characters, such as an abducted Polish boy working for the Germans, and other secondary people Winter describes post-war Germany incredibly accurate and with excellent detail.
Winter writes about what many Germans would prefer not to be true: Many were misled by Hitler but many deeply shared his beliefs and those did not just stop believing in 1945. It is a tribute to the author to have captured this so accurately as a strong side plot without getting stuck in it.
Besides the splendid historical aspect of the story I found myself aazingly reminded of much of my own childhood in Germany decades later: The Grimm fairy tales, Muckefugg and idiosyncrasies I had forgotten about.
The grandmother is such a impressive character, written with so much love and detail that I almost felt related to her myself.
Hexe is a very impressive, insightful and warm novel that strongly affected me while reading it, written so real it felt like a memoir more than fiction this should appeal to a large group of people, historians and those who read with their heart.
Just beautiful.
The grandmother is a wonderful and inspiring character that is nick-named a 'Hexe' (witch) by people in the village, mainly because of her interest in herbs, paganism and tarot, to name a few. Despite such un-worldly interests the woman is however very wise and feeds her granddaughter lots of very philosophical and logical advice. The young girl also has to come to terms with the hostility against her mother who is accused of farternising with the enemy, even as late as 1948 when there should be nothing but regret amongst the population about its terrible past.
The perspective of the naive and innocent child does wonders to hit home many of those obvious historical and cultural points. By way of side characters, such as an abducted Polish boy working for the Germans, and other secondary people Winter describes post-war Germany incredibly accurate and with excellent detail.
Winter writes about what many Germans would prefer not to be true: Many were misled by Hitler but many deeply shared his beliefs and those did not just stop believing in 1945. It is a tribute to the author to have captured this so accurately as a strong side plot without getting stuck in it.
Besides the splendid historical aspect of the story I found myself aazingly reminded of much of my own childhood in Germany decades later: The Grimm fairy tales, Muckefugg and idiosyncrasies I had forgotten about.
The grandmother is such a impressive character, written with so much love and detail that I almost felt related to her myself.
Hexe is a very impressive, insightful and warm novel that strongly affected me while reading it, written so real it felt like a memoir more than fiction this should appeal to a large group of people, historians and those who read with their heart.
Just beautiful.
October 15, 2013
This is a dark, almost mystical story of a young girl growing up with her grandmother in a remote German village shortly after WWII, trying to understand the violence, hatred, and prejudice of the time. Her grandmother is different than the other villagers, although she has suffered as much, if not more, as a result of the war. She gains strength from the ancient wisdom of those who came before. These things the girl struggles with, but learns from her grandmother than revenge and retribution are not for us to exact, but that the consequences of injustices inflicted follow the perpetrators. Although quite dark, this is actually a quite beautiful story, well-told, and a compelling read. Thank you!
December 2, 2014
To me, this book operates on the level of allegory or fable and as such was difficult for me to fully invest in. I liked the story, which reminded me of Neil Gaiman's magical novel The Ocean at the End of the Lane, but I think I might be too old and cynical for its supernatural forays into the realms of the old gods, of Odhinn and Thorr and Frigg, who are still present in a small German village, even after World War II.
The story is narrated by a young girl who lives with her Oma, grandmother, a midwife, herbalist, and worshipper of the great Earth Mother and old ways. Naturally, she is shunned by the nationalistic village as a hexe (witch) - and the village is primarily inhabited by bigoted, violent men, angry that Germany has lost the war. I was surprised by the number of men. How were their numbers not decimated by the war? Why isn't the village comprised mostly of widows? I can only hypothesize that these were the men who hung back in the lines, who looked out for themselves.
The narrator, Frigg, is nearly friendless except for her grandmother, because she is the child of a whore, a woman who has slept with, and been kind to, the enemy. Her grandmother, who is not overtly communicative, instills in her a love of the earth, the forest, and the animals, and eventually she too becomes a "walker between the worlds."
The book's animus focuses on the nasty small mindedness of a particular kind of German attitude, the same attitude that helped send six million Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, Poles, and innumerable dissenters to their deaths. And it's the same kind of mentality a person of sense witnesses everywhere - in the Salem Witch Trials, in the McCarthy era, the Spanish Inquisition, in Pol Pot's killing fields, in Stalin's purges. What country is immune?
The grace of the old worshippers lies in their homage to gods who are deeply interrelated with nature. Ravens, wolves, foxes, stags are all avatars for their presence on earth. I think this is cool, and I really enjoyed being reacquainted with this kind of world. After the girl Frigg is "rescued" by a one-eyed man in an army uniform (with a sleeve pinned up), it took me quite a few pages to remember that Odhinn (or Odin as I was taught) was also one-eyed.
This was an interesting book - and I'm glad I read it even if it's not quite the kind of thing that I usually go for.
The story is narrated by a young girl who lives with her Oma, grandmother, a midwife, herbalist, and worshipper of the great Earth Mother and old ways. Naturally, she is shunned by the nationalistic village as a hexe (witch) - and the village is primarily inhabited by bigoted, violent men, angry that Germany has lost the war. I was surprised by the number of men. How were their numbers not decimated by the war? Why isn't the village comprised mostly of widows? I can only hypothesize that these were the men who hung back in the lines, who looked out for themselves.
The narrator, Frigg, is nearly friendless except for her grandmother, because she is the child of a whore, a woman who has slept with, and been kind to, the enemy. Her grandmother, who is not overtly communicative, instills in her a love of the earth, the forest, and the animals, and eventually she too becomes a "walker between the worlds."
The book's animus focuses on the nasty small mindedness of a particular kind of German attitude, the same attitude that helped send six million Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, Poles, and innumerable dissenters to their deaths. And it's the same kind of mentality a person of sense witnesses everywhere - in the Salem Witch Trials, in the McCarthy era, the Spanish Inquisition, in Pol Pot's killing fields, in Stalin's purges. What country is immune?
The grace of the old worshippers lies in their homage to gods who are deeply interrelated with nature. Ravens, wolves, foxes, stags are all avatars for their presence on earth. I think this is cool, and I really enjoyed being reacquainted with this kind of world. After the girl Frigg is "rescued" by a one-eyed man in an army uniform (with a sleeve pinned up), it took me quite a few pages to remember that Odhinn (or Odin as I was taught) was also one-eyed.
This was an interesting book - and I'm glad I read it even if it's not quite the kind of thing that I usually go for.
June 17, 2014
Skadi Winter is a writer who believes in the subtle poetry of words and the magic of story telling and in her debut novel Hexe, she has produced a written work that delivers those very things.
This engaging tale is told through the eyes of Frigg, a ten year old girl when the story opens, in a small German community shortly after the end of the second world war. The author perfectly captures the superstitions, the ill feeling and fear, present within the small rural community and in what is essentially a coming of age story, you learn to love the girl and her Grandmother Oma, a wise old woman who has been forced to raise the child.
Winter's writing style is woven in such a way that the reader is drawn in and is right in the heart of this fascinating tale, living and breathing with the fully rounded characters. In my opinion this is a masterclass in how to assemble an incredibly complex tale, whilst keeping the narrative moving along and retaining the reader's interest.
I highly commend this wonderful book.
This engaging tale is told through the eyes of Frigg, a ten year old girl when the story opens, in a small German community shortly after the end of the second world war. The author perfectly captures the superstitions, the ill feeling and fear, present within the small rural community and in what is essentially a coming of age story, you learn to love the girl and her Grandmother Oma, a wise old woman who has been forced to raise the child.
Winter's writing style is woven in such a way that the reader is drawn in and is right in the heart of this fascinating tale, living and breathing with the fully rounded characters. In my opinion this is a masterclass in how to assemble an incredibly complex tale, whilst keeping the narrative moving along and retaining the reader's interest.
I highly commend this wonderful book.
July 15, 2014
I don't rate books on my blog ever. But here when I can I don't think anything less than 5 stars would suit Skadi Winter's 'Hexe.'
The copy for review was provided by the author. I love it when I end up loving the story.
I found 'Hexe' engaging from the beginning till the end. It's one of those books you can't close until you finish it. Highly-recommended!
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The copy for review was provided by the author. I love it when I end up loving the story.
I found 'Hexe' engaging from the beginning till the end. It's one of those books you can't close until you finish it. Highly-recommended!
You can read the in-depth review by following the link:
http://passionatebookreviews.blogspot...
Thanks.
June 16, 2014
Written in the voice of a young girl, Frigg, growing up in a German village during WWII, HEXE is an intimate, heartfelt account of her life. In this story, fiction becomes so true, so rich with historical facts, and so imbued with fairytale traditions, that it ushers us into the time and place it describes, making them a reality.
Originating from German, the title packs a lot of meaning into its short utterance: HEXE is the act of doing witchcraft, of working miracles. Fittingly, this is exactly what this story encapsulates: the passing of mystical traditions from the grandmother, Lina, to her young granddaughter, Frigg. “Once, when I asked her why she got up so early, she said, ‘The veil is the thinnest during the Witching Hour, the time of magic, when souls find souls. The herbs you cut during the witching hours are the most powerful. They carry the magical mist.’”
This unique relationship is set against the background of turmoil, witnessed as the girl watches a mob dragging her mother in the street. It is heart-wrenching to read, “A wild crowd was jeering at something being dragged along on a rope. It took me a moment to understand what was going on… The world started to spin. A mist descended in front of my eyes and my heart seemed to stop.” It is awe-inspiring to realize the courage of the grandmother to stand up against the brutes, and save the victim from their hands.
Later, looking at her grandmother, the girl says to herself, with an endearing touch of honesty, ‘She is getting really old now. I wish she would stop telling me these tales.’ Which is when she learns a lesson from her grandmother: ‘Superstitious minds are troubled minds. Superstitions are born out of fear of the unknown, the unexplained threatening the routine of life.’
Aside from the writing, I want to mention the beautiful presentation of the print edition. In the tradition of old manuscripts, the first letter of each chapter is presented in a font that seems to come out of an old witchcraft book. I simply love this attention to detail, offering us the beauty of an old glyph as a gateway to the a world of magic.
Five stars.
Originating from German, the title packs a lot of meaning into its short utterance: HEXE is the act of doing witchcraft, of working miracles. Fittingly, this is exactly what this story encapsulates: the passing of mystical traditions from the grandmother, Lina, to her young granddaughter, Frigg. “Once, when I asked her why she got up so early, she said, ‘The veil is the thinnest during the Witching Hour, the time of magic, when souls find souls. The herbs you cut during the witching hours are the most powerful. They carry the magical mist.’”
This unique relationship is set against the background of turmoil, witnessed as the girl watches a mob dragging her mother in the street. It is heart-wrenching to read, “A wild crowd was jeering at something being dragged along on a rope. It took me a moment to understand what was going on… The world started to spin. A mist descended in front of my eyes and my heart seemed to stop.” It is awe-inspiring to realize the courage of the grandmother to stand up against the brutes, and save the victim from their hands.
Later, looking at her grandmother, the girl says to herself, with an endearing touch of honesty, ‘She is getting really old now. I wish she would stop telling me these tales.’ Which is when she learns a lesson from her grandmother: ‘Superstitious minds are troubled minds. Superstitions are born out of fear of the unknown, the unexplained threatening the routine of life.’
Aside from the writing, I want to mention the beautiful presentation of the print edition. In the tradition of old manuscripts, the first letter of each chapter is presented in a font that seems to come out of an old witchcraft book. I simply love this attention to detail, offering us the beauty of an old glyph as a gateway to the a world of magic.
Five stars.
November 23, 2014
When I was a girl growing up in a Pennsylvania Dutch community in the Allegheny Highlands, my grandmother told tales about Hexe-women. One of my favorites was about how an old Hexe-woman had put a spell on their cow so it would not give milk (a disaster for a family of nine!) and how they had it removed. As a writer myself, I have written about my grandmother's stories so it was a thrill that I discovered this book. The main character, Frigg, is a young girl living in rural Germany at the end of the Second World War with a grandmother who is known as a "Hexe."
The story is beautifully written with clarity and some lovely prose. The author writes authoritatively of the ancient earth religion and weaves it skillfully into a contemporary tale. The period she writes of was perilous and also gives contemporary readers a glimpse, not only into an ancient tradition, but also into life in a rural village at the end of a disastrous war.
In many ways this book reminded me of Eva Fige's beautiful, elegiac The Seven Ages, one of my favorite books of all time. I am so glad that I found this and recommend it to anyone desiring a glimpse into a world that is fading from contemporary memory
The story is beautifully written with clarity and some lovely prose. The author writes authoritatively of the ancient earth religion and weaves it skillfully into a contemporary tale. The period she writes of was perilous and also gives contemporary readers a glimpse, not only into an ancient tradition, but also into life in a rural village at the end of a disastrous war.
In many ways this book reminded me of Eva Fige's beautiful, elegiac The Seven Ages, one of my favorite books of all time. I am so glad that I found this and recommend it to anyone desiring a glimpse into a world that is fading from contemporary memory
January 4, 2014
Took me away to an enchanted time and place where the earth and truth and time meet and love and connections abound. Beautifully told story of the love of a grandmother for her granddaughter at a time when speaking and living your truth could mean death and hatred. I was carried away into the cabin they lived in, into the woods and smelt, tasted and saw it as if I was there. Entranced, captivated and when it ended I wanted more.
December 29, 2015
A great book. Magical story...
November 22, 2014
When I was a girl growing up in a Pennsylvania Dutch community in the Allegheny Highlands, my grandmother told tales about Hexe-women. One of my favorites was about how an old Hexe-woman had put a spell on their cow so it would not give milk (a disaster for a family of nine!) and how they had it removed. As a writer myself, I have written about my grandmother's stories so it was a thrill that I discovered this book. The main character, Frigg, is a young girl living in rural Germany at the end of the Second World War with a grandmother who is known as a "Hexe."
The story is beautifully written with clarity and some lovely prose. The author writes authoritatively of the ancient earth religion and weaves it skillfully into a contemporary tale. The period she writes of was perilous and also gives contemporary readers a glimpse, not only into an ancient tradition, but also into life in a rural village at the end of a disastrous war.
In many ways this book reminded me of Eva Fige's beautiful, elegiac The Seven Ages, one of my favorite books of all time. I am so glad that I found this and recommend it to anyone desiring a glimpse into a world that is fading from contemporary memory
The story is beautifully written with clarity and some lovely prose. The author writes authoritatively of the ancient earth religion and weaves it skillfully into a contemporary tale. The period she writes of was perilous and also gives contemporary readers a glimpse, not only into an ancient tradition, but also into life in a rural village at the end of a disastrous war.
In many ways this book reminded me of Eva Fige's beautiful, elegiac The Seven Ages, one of my favorite books of all time. I am so glad that I found this and recommend it to anyone desiring a glimpse into a world that is fading from contemporary memory
May 29, 2017
Hexe is a beautifully written story that sends us back into a time of the World War II era. A young girl, Frigg, and her grandmother, Lina, struggle to survive in a small Nazi village.
Frig's mother is known as the town whore amongst soldiers. She does what she has to in order to survive and help provide for her mother and daughter during these hard times. Lina is referred to as a hex. A witch. She uses her herbs to help heal others. Sometimes she reads cards to the lonely villagers seeking whereabouts of their long lost loved ones. Lina and Frigg sometimes have dreams of the future.
My heart really went out to Frigg and her grandmother. The pain that they endured and suffered so much during these hard times due to the war. They have lost so much.
The story will pull at your heartstrings with so many emotions. I cannot wait to read more of this author's books.
I really love the ending of the book it was so deep. I would definitely recommend this book. I'm volunteering and honest review for an advanced readers copy.
Frig's mother is known as the town whore amongst soldiers. She does what she has to in order to survive and help provide for her mother and daughter during these hard times. Lina is referred to as a hex. A witch. She uses her herbs to help heal others. Sometimes she reads cards to the lonely villagers seeking whereabouts of their long lost loved ones. Lina and Frigg sometimes have dreams of the future.
My heart really went out to Frigg and her grandmother. The pain that they endured and suffered so much during these hard times due to the war. They have lost so much.
The story will pull at your heartstrings with so many emotions. I cannot wait to read more of this author's books.
I really love the ending of the book it was so deep. I would definitely recommend this book. I'm volunteering and honest review for an advanced readers copy.
March 7, 2016
This book is so true cause I heard from similar stories from my parents how it was back in time during WWII and after WWII. I took a journey back in time and can only say the author knows about what she is writing. The story is dark but has also light spots. I can feel with the heroine Frigg and her Grandma cause I heard a lot about this time so I dived into the book and never laid my iPad (which I use as ereader with the kindle app) down until I finished the book. And it seems Amazon has eaten my first review so this is my second one. I can bear with the heroine when her father was called a deserter cause mine was one too. My Dad was short before Stalingrad when it was mouth propaganda that the war is over or he would be also in the Kessel of Stalingrad with all those poor soldiers, he and the remaining soldiers of his company made a run for home and yep he did it. My Dad was also half pagan cause when he was asked: Why are you not attending Sunday church' he answered 'I pray in the awesomest church god has ever made' and he meant he was doing his Sunday morning stroll through the forest. And you might find this funny cause near my birth village there is also a stone formation called Devil's Stone and it was told that there the devil danced and cavorted with witches. I love this book and it is a keeper. I give it 5 stars.
December 22, 2015
I was fortunate enough to meet Skadi Winter when she was guest author at the Kensington Book Fair recently and I was able to obtain a signed copy. I had planned to read this over Christmas but took a peek inside and found myself drawn in immediately. I could not put the book down until I had finished it.
Life for most of the inhabitants of this small German border village is a bitter struggle in the difficult days immediately following the end of World War Two. For ten year old Frigg and her grandmother, whom locals accuse of being a witch, the daily battle to survive brings particular hardships. The absence of Frigg’s parents, the hostility and xenophobia of some of her fellow villagers and the gradual loss of people she loves all add to her difficulties. However, an ancient wisdom and a primeval power run through Frigg’s veins.
This is a most original story; a dark tale of pagan magic and the supernatural and of the triumph of the human spirit against the worst of man’s inhumanity. The author paints a sinister and forbidding backdrop against which her vivid and complex characters will – the reader hopes – find the fortitude to survive.
This beautifully produced book is one which I feel will appeal to adults and young adults alike.
Life for most of the inhabitants of this small German border village is a bitter struggle in the difficult days immediately following the end of World War Two. For ten year old Frigg and her grandmother, whom locals accuse of being a witch, the daily battle to survive brings particular hardships. The absence of Frigg’s parents, the hostility and xenophobia of some of her fellow villagers and the gradual loss of people she loves all add to her difficulties. However, an ancient wisdom and a primeval power run through Frigg’s veins.
This is a most original story; a dark tale of pagan magic and the supernatural and of the triumph of the human spirit against the worst of man’s inhumanity. The author paints a sinister and forbidding backdrop against which her vivid and complex characters will – the reader hopes – find the fortitude to survive.
This beautifully produced book is one which I feel will appeal to adults and young adults alike.
June 23, 2014
An interesting look at post-WWII Germany, told from the perspective of a young child growing up in a small town. The town is a microcosm of German society after the war when all try to find peace. There were those who were misled by Hitler; they are ashamed, humiliated....and there were those who embraced Hitler's doctrines who cannot (and don't want to) change their views; they believed. Evil is still loose in these years of Frigg's growing up.
I really liked the Grandmother. She was love, caring and kindness all wrapped up in one parcel. She wanted nothing more than to help anyone in need. She was wise, calm and caring. For this she was ostracized and separated from the villagers.
There's a lot contained in these few pages.
Some of the timeline wasn't very clear. At times, I guessed Frigg to be much older than it turns out she was. At one point, it's mentioned that she's 15, when I thought that since so many winters & summers had passed she was older than 15. She seemed awfully naïve at times (this may be explained by the fact that she was younger than I thought she was). This seeming naivety made the story move along rather slowly at times.
I really liked the Grandmother. She was love, caring and kindness all wrapped up in one parcel. She wanted nothing more than to help anyone in need. She was wise, calm and caring. For this she was ostracized and separated from the villagers.
There's a lot contained in these few pages.
Some of the timeline wasn't very clear. At times, I guessed Frigg to be much older than it turns out she was. At one point, it's mentioned that she's 15, when I thought that since so many winters & summers had passed she was older than 15. She seemed awfully naïve at times (this may be explained by the fact that she was younger than I thought she was). This seeming naivety made the story move along rather slowly at times.
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