Finished my first book on the Kindle called Married Life by May Edginton (and many thanks to Alison for recommending it on her BrocanteHome blog). This one was first published in 1920, and I found it amazing how modern the thinking was back then. I mean, we're talking 90 years ago. The thing is, the reader gets a taste of the world with the characters, and being that both sides of my family came from small towns without the pressures of the big city, there's a bit of a void in stories I've been told regarding my own ancestors versus the lives the characters play in the book. Women in our family were more country-like and not very sophisticated. Ha. Sort of like now! Just kidding.
Anyway, enjoyed it and found the ending very suitable. Always want them to end happily, and have heard that Americans tend to be drawn to that. Count me in.
Now have several more to choose from. Think Stephen Leacock will be next. One of my brothers told me about him back in college and I laughed and laughed reading his books. This was around the time I read The Princess Bride by William Goldman for the first time. Guess this was a period of my life when the laughter was closer to the surface. Both authors caught me off-guard and caused me to be a bit more vocal in my appreciation than many times since. Life wasn't so serious way back then. :)
