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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
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 Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 4:36:14 PM
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Are there certain books that you reach for when times are tough? We have had a very tight month and I have found myself reaching for books that are set either during the depression or during pioneer times, for a sort of inspiration and reality check both. I find my lot doesn't seem nearly as dire when I read some of the things my forebears went through. I just read a book of stories that my grandma wrote about the years when she and my grandpa were first married - they married in 1932 - and those were hard times. I have also started re-reading the Roger Lea McBride series about Laura, Almanzo and Rose Wilder. It is inspiring me to stay busy and productive in the face of uncertainty. I would love to hear any of your stories of books that comfort and inspire.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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britchickny
True Blue Farmgirl
1048 Posts
Angie
Port Orange
Florida
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Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 5:20:03 PM
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I always return to the Mitford Series by Jan Karon. I find the simple people and everyday stories very sweet. And any of the "Amish" books by Beverly Lewis. I find myself craving their lifestyle in the midst of this crazy world we live in.
ANGIE
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2
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njaw09
True Blue Farmgirl
397 Posts
Annie
NJ
USA
397 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 7:58:53 PM
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| I notice I do the same too. I finished reading "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. On & off I am reading "The Worst Hard Time" by Timonthy Egan. |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 09:38:50 AM
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I just read The Worst Hard Time recently. Wow!
"Let us never forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other art follows. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization."
Daniel Webster
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
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Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 10:26:14 AM
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I tend to reach for a book called 'By His Stripes'. It's very fascinating.
Farmgirl Sister #1438
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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TexBetsy
True Blue Farmgirl
322 Posts
Betsy
Princeton
TX
USA
322 Posts |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 5:27:20 PM
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By His Stripes sounds very interesting. Who is the author?
Betsy
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 7:38:21 PM
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The Worst Hard Time is such a good book, you just have no idea what the depression really meant. That might go on my list for the summer...And I love the Mitford series too - that is exactly what I'm doing, looking for simplicity in crazy times
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
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Posted - Jul 10 2010 : 2:31:28 PM
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Amy (Farm Friend), Great question! When times are tough, I reach for books and movies that make me feel cozy and safe; that is, I escape. I reread the Mitford or Anne of Green Gables series or Verlyn Klinkenborg's essays in The Rural Life, or I watch movies such as A Room With A View (romantic comedies of errors set in the early part of the century or Europe). Dianne
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JenniferJuniper
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Jennifer
New Hampshire
USA
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Posted - Jul 10 2010 : 3:03:59 PM
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Try The Zookeeper's wife by Diane Ackerman. I posted about it on this forum a couple of months back. One of those triumph of the human spirit novels but completrly void of sappiness. Also a few years back I read & Loved Life of Pi by Jan Martel. Both novels are animal-centric, though I did cry at some passages.
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