5.0 out of 5 stars
Brief Glimpse Into Jewett's Life, Aug 6 2006
By Virginia Allain "(retired librarian)" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Master Smart Woman: A Portrait of Sarah Orne Jewett (Paperback)
Sarah Orne Jewett lived in Maine from 1849-1909. Noted for her local color writing, she is featured in this book which is based on a film of her life.
The old photos show scenes from Maine, each accompanied by a paragraph relating the photo to Jewett's life or her various books. Readers of Country of the Pointed Firs or other Jewett titles will find this quick intro to her life expands their understanding of her writing.
Jewett never married and lived her whole life in a small village (South Berwick) in Maine in the same house where she was born. Possibly if she'd lived today, she would be considered a feminist, as she was quite independent for a woman in the 1800s.