Misunderstood

by Florence Montgomery

Misunderstood by Florence Montgomery explores the psychological implications of parent-child relationships. Montgomery writes from the point of view of a young boy who lost his mother at a very early age. "Ever since the nursery dinner has the rain come pouring down all over the fields and meadows, the lawns and gardens, the roofs and gables of old Wareham Abbey, in the county of Sussex. Ever since the cloth was cleared away have two little curly heads been pressed close together at the nursery window, and two pair of eager eyes been watching the clouds and sky."

119 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 1, 2023

Reviews

[Peter Grundberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A charming slightly old-fashioned book (a lucky find in a secondhand book truck) and definitely worth a read. Charming albeit rather sad little story that warns against favouring one small child at the expense of paying attention to the silent and unnoticed tribulations of the other (sibling).