speechless! It was such a great pleasure being swept away from this crowded but somehow cold stressed out world to suddenly wake up into a completely different one just some hundred years ago cuddled in a cloud of pureness, love, family, true friendship and a feeling of belongingness.
It was like coming back home for the best family gathering ever!
I tried to read slow and I did! I wanted to enjoy every passage of this beautiful story.
Josephine and Phillip's love story, A great community story continuation, I can't find the words to describe how much I loved those endearing amazing people in this picturesque setting of small mountain town built by Barnes family.
How I would love to really visit them so real it felt to me! Now it will be very hard to wait for the story to be continued which I'm so excited already for! The Spinster
This Book is based in the snowy Rocky Mountains, Right after WW
Josephine the Love of her life was killed in the war.
So Being a Librarian and A Spinster is how she chooses to spend the rest of her days,
Her Twin Brothers was in this war both made it home, . . signed up to fight for there country,
Though not old enough to be of age to go to war, .
Now the war has Ended
A letter has, Arrived from one Soldier. Philip is bringing
All her letters home, . that she wrote to the love she thought she had, Walter
But when Philip comes to town,
Things could change
This is a soldier who has had a rough life, Growing up in Orphanage after losing his parents at such a young age just looking for a place in his life a man with a good heart.
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This is a Absolute wonderful Read,
Thank you Tess Thompson, Loved it! I feel like I am living in this small, historical town, I love all the characters, Nothing too exciting happens, just a nice, sweet story and setting, On to the next! la storia di josephine
ed eccoci al secondo volume dove tutti i fratelli adesso in sette sono ormai cresciuti
jo, la maggiore, è la protagonista di questa storie che però come nello stile dell'autric enon manca di avere quel tocco di coralità
innamorata dell'amore, jo piange un fidanzato che in realtà era un truffatore in cerca di ereditiere dato per morto nella prima guerra mondiale, il suo compagno di armi riporta a jo le lettere ma fin da subito capiamo che è di tutt'altro genere e sentimenti
la loro è una storia molto tenera che si sviluppa sopratutto come un'amicizia e che rnede la lettura davvero molto scorrevole
bellissimi i personaggi di cymbaline, shannon, poppy vere donne forti in un inizio di novencento che vide tutti grandi sconvolgimenti susseguirsi senza sosta, così come si anticipa la PTSD di cui erano afflitti già i soldati della tremenda grande guerra
in queste storie si conferma una dolce sensualità e nessun passaggio "hot" e che qui non ne sentiamo la mancanza
precisa e puntuale la traduzione che rende agevole la lettura
non vedo l'ora di leggere dei gemelli
cinque stelle piene The Spinster by Tess Thompson is a wonderful book about family, home, and loveand surrounding oneself with goodness and hope and light.
There is so much warmth and heart on each and every page of this book, I felt ever word.
The story is set in the earlys, just a few years after the Great War, and many are still feelings its effects.
Josephine Barnes lost the
man she loved during the war, and has resigned herself to the fact that she will be a spinsteruntil a handsome stranger who served in the war with the man she loved arrives at her family's home in Emerson Pass.
The setting of Emerson Pass is so lovely, even during the harsh winter months, In this book, the setting is a huge part of the story, as it's the place that defines Josephine Barnes and her family a place where neighbors take care of each other a place where the children, now young adults, grew up together.
The author does such a wonderful job of placing us in that era, a time when the world was everchanging and evolving.
The characters in the book are truly endearing, Each of them are unique and bring so much to this fabulous story,
This is the third book in the Emerson Pass series, although it can be read as a standalone.
One thing I love about this series, is that the books alternate between historical fiction and contemporary fiction, which is one reason why I encourage you to read the series in its entirety.
In the presentday stories, we get to meet the descendants of those who were featured in the historical, This, to me, adds such an interesting layer to all of the booksto get to know not just the characters, but to understand where they all came from.
Trovo questa serie molto bella, Nella sua semplicità e dolcezza la storia ti fa conoscere non solo i protagonisti ma un'intera cittadina immersa nelle montagne del Colorado.
Aspetto il prossimo I love historical fiction! Im hooked on warwidow gets a second chance especially, This is no exception I was very emotionally involved here, Loved this. Another wonderful story from Tess Thompson! I loved revisiting Emerson Pass and devoured this book in a day and a half.
Highly recommended. A delightful historical romance!
This story, with it's picturesque setting and endearing characters draws you into Jo's story.
Set in, Phillip Baker is drawn to Emerson Pass after reading letters Josephine Barnes wrote to another man, An orphan, Phillip longs for the type of family Jo writes of and wants to experience the tight knit community of Emerson Pass.
Jo has declared herself a Spinster after the man she fell in love with died in the war and has dedicated herself to her library, her books and her family.
Notably, Jo is worried about her brothers, who have returned from the war without physical scars, but definitely are changed.
When Phillip arrives he fits in both with the Barnes family and the town, thus testing Jo's resolve to remain a Spinster.
Filled with love, family and community, anyone who enjoys stories like 'Little House on the Prairie' or 'When Calls the Heart' will fall in love Tess Thompson's Emerson Pass Historicals.
Tess Thompson at her best, . . again The Spinster is incredibly well written and compelling, A love story without the sap, taking place in the wonderful winter town of Emerson Pass, Details are meticulous the fashion, food, the way of life, The war, the casualties of war, the heaviness of war, . the effects on the soldiers, their families and loved ones, Each character holds their own and of course, some we have already met and were happy to see again.
There's also a cad, some ungentlemanly behavior, and much drama, . . Lots of love, the warmth of family and the tight community in a small town, . . and this all adds up to a most satisfying read, . I choked up repeatedly, and I'm pretty hard to choke, . . the story touched me. While I love all of Thompson's books, there's a special place in my heart for her historical fiction, Another sweet Emerson Pass book! I just loved spending time again with all the characters from "The School Mistress.
" Such a great story and family, I can't wait for the next one! Another excellent book, I literally couldn't put it down, Can't wait for the next one, !!! The Spinster
Very enjoyable read, Josephine and Phillip are both very strong characters, It was great to get to go back to Emerson Pass and visit with the Barnes family, Emerson Pass, Colorado.
Alexander Barnes hadkids in book one, married his
nd wife Quinn, and now hadkids total.
Their twins
Flynn amp Theo returned from war amp Theo had evidence
of 'shell shock' Or mental illness like his late mom
Josephine, the eldest, lost her love Walter to war.
Phil,
a military veteran, arranged to come to town to bring Jo
Walter's letters, Jo ran a library, yet we seldom saw
her doing this work,
Alex used his wealth for good, The Cassidy widow and
her daughters were hard pressed to run the farm
and were low on food.
The community seemed to
neglect them, until they didn't,
Jo's sis Cym acted obnoxious, Jo confronted an antagonist,
alone as Quinn did in bk, These two stories, IMO,
tried to depict an ideal, not a real world, .