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What a treat for you to have the sequels in store to look forward to. Try to read them in order!
Elizabeth Enright is absolutely delightful- I echo Emily's advice to read them in order. The duology Gone-Away Lake and Return to Gone-Away are also fantastic, and if you can find her short stories for adults (good luck on that one) they're marvelous.
I'm curious, though, that you group this as British Children's publishing, since Enright is from NY and set her works there! Do they echo other authors in Britain that you would recommend? I'm open to reading anything in this vein.
Hello! Thank you both - yes, of course, I'll follow the series in order! I'll do my best!
In terms of the 'British publishing' comment - I mean the bit in the kind of mid-late twentieth century where British publishing published a lot of very cool things (and increasingly from US authors) and you find people like Shirley Hughes or other amazing illustrators doing the cover. So I'm fully aware that Enright's from New York and that the book's set there, but this copy has a very British dressing (hopefully this makes sense!).
(And she's VERY reminiscent of E Nesbit for me so that'd be a fun place to start, I think).
Oh, got it! Thanks for clarifying. I enjoy the concept of an American book have a 'British dressing' in terms of a different cover, etc- thank you for raising that interesting thought. Love that this one is a Puffin. :) And I can certainly certainly see the similarities with E. Nesbit!
I’m so glad you loved this as much as I do! I have adored Elizabeth Enright since I was very young, and I think if I could live inside any book I would want to live with the Melendy family. You have so much good reading ahead of you! Also, don’t miss her book “The Sea is All Around,” which isn’t talked about as much as her others but is similarly delightful.
I love how everybody loves this book! Thank you for the rec!
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Elizabeth Enright is absolutely delightful- I echo Emily's advice to read them in order. The duology Gone-Away Lake and Return to Gone-Away are also fantastic, and if you can find her short stories for adults (good luck on that one) they're marvelous.I'm curious, though, that you group this as British Children's publishing, since Enright is from NY and set her works there! Do they echo other authors in Britain that you would recommend? I'm open to reading anything in this vein.
Hello! Thank you both - yes, of course, I'll follow the series in order! I'll do my best! In terms of the 'British publishing' comment - I mean the bit in the kind of mid-late twentieth century where British publishing published a lot of very cool things (and increasingly from US authors) and you find people like Shirley Hughes or other amazing illustrators doing the cover. So I'm fully aware that Enright's from New York and that the book's set there, but this copy has a very British dressing (hopefully this makes sense!).
(And she's VERY reminiscent of E Nesbit for me so that'd be a fun place to start, I think).
Oh, got it! Thanks for clarifying. I enjoy the concept of an American book have a 'British dressing' in terms of a different cover, etc- thank you for raising that interesting thought. Love that this one is a Puffin. :) And I can certainly certainly see the similarities with E. Nesbit!
I’m so glad you loved this as much as I do! I have adored Elizabeth Enright since I was very young, and I think if I could live inside any book I would want to live with the Melendy family. You have so much good reading ahead of you! Also, don’t miss her book “The Sea is All Around,” which isn’t talked about as much as her others but is similarly delightful.
I love how everybody loves this book! Thank you for the rec!
