Always Young And Fair

by Conrad Richter

177 pages

First published January 1, 1947

About the author

Conrad Michael Richter (October 13, 1890 – October 30, 1968) was an American novelist whose lyrical work is concerned largely with life on the American frontier in various periods. His novel The Town (1950), the last story of his trilogy The Awakening Land about the Ohio frontier, won the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[1] His novel The Waters of Kronos won the 1961 National Book Award for Fiction.[2] Two collections of short stories were published posthumously during the 20th century, and several of his novels have been reissued during the 21st century by academic presses. (wikipedia.org)

Reviews

[Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting little story but not sure what happened to Will. Darn!!

[Elizabeth Scheller Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it years ago but re-read to make sure I didn't miss anything that my 'old' eyes might see now.

[Laurie · Rating 5 out of 5]

From 1947. This is the story of two young people in love. The man is killed in the war (WWII); his girlfriend grieves for years - even refusing to marry another man that loves her dearly. In mid-life she realizes she should marry him and does so but they are both rather old by that time. Old age takes a toll but the soldier that died is 'always young and fair.'

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an odd little book. I can best describe it as The Portrait of Dorian Gray, as written by Richard Russo.