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From: Sharon Grover <sgrover>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 97 8:29:22 EDT
I, too, intitally felt that the ending of Lily's Crossing was
"convenient" and a bit rushed. However, I was aware of my thoughts as I neared the end of the book, that I desperately did not want an unhappy ending. I needed this book to finish on a positive note. In discussing it with a colleague who grew up during WWII, like Lily, my friend maintained that the happy ending only added to the feeling of being really there during that historical timeframe. That a book or movie for a child of Lily's age would have had a happy ending, not necessarily a truthful ending, or "real" ending. Hence, Poppy's finding Ruth and coming home before the end of the war.
By the way, a very nice recorded version has just come out, and would be a nice offering to children who would rather listen than read. It would also be a great family listening book.
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 97 8:29:22 EDT
I, too, intitally felt that the ending of Lily's Crossing was
"convenient" and a bit rushed. However, I was aware of my thoughts as I neared the end of the book, that I desperately did not want an unhappy ending. I needed this book to finish on a positive note. In discussing it with a colleague who grew up during WWII, like Lily, my friend maintained that the happy ending only added to the feeling of being really there during that historical timeframe. That a book or movie for a child of Lily's age would have had a happy ending, not necessarily a truthful ending, or "real" ending. Hence, Poppy's finding Ruth and coming home before the end of the war.
By the way, a very nice recorded version has just come out, and would be a nice offering to children who would rather listen than read. It would also be a great family listening book.
-- Sharon Grover Arlington County (VA) Dept. of Libraries sgrover at leo.vsla.eduReceived on Thu 16 Oct 1997 07:29:22 AM CDT
