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I adored this lush, well written coming of age historical novel. Set in the early 1900s around the New York Adirondack Lake area, the story is told by seventeen year old Mattie. It focuses on her struggles with family life(her mother has died and she is left caring for her sister and father) and then there's the disquieting fact that a woman's body has been dredged up from one of the lakes.
Life in Mattie's world is portrayed vividly. All the town's characters come to life, especially the enigmatic Mrs. Wilcox, Mattie's teacher. Mrs. Wilcox drives a fast car, smokes and has a few secrets of her own. And she believes in Mattie's ability as a writer. When Mattie receives word she's been accepted to Barnard, she is excited but torn between her promises and responsibility to the family. And then add love interest, Royal Loomis, an attractive farmer who wants to start a life with Mattie. Mattie has feelings for him but realizes he may never fully understand or support her love of literature and writing.
The descriptions and characters from this time period really come to life in this well written novel; the reality of how women were treated back then and what few choices they had is heart wrenching at times.. I loved this book very much! Highly recommended!


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A Northern Light Jennifer Donnelly Books Reviews

Having read the true account of this murder as well as Dreisers fictional version, I found this a delightful story, well written with great characters, that gives meaning somehow to a senseless, selfish act. It eases the pain of Grace Brown and her baby's death just a little to think that it had fired courage inside another young woman to live her dreams because Grace could not. Bravo, Jennifer, for giving us that hope in this story. And thank you. Grace's letters moved me as well.
Once again, I read another Jennifer Donnelly book and once again I am not disappointed. This was such a lovely book. I fell in love with the main character. Donnelly does such a great job with bringing these characters to life. I couldnt get enough of the book I just didn’t want it to end! I devoured it like chocolate cake. A country setting, country folks, financial hardships, and death. There’s also a true story within the story about Grace Brown and Chester Gillette which sparked my curiosity and I ended up doing research. Jennifer Donnelly is my favorite author. If you enjoyed “A Northern Light” I promise you won’t be disappointed with any of the Tea Rose series or any of her other books.
4.5 stars

This was a beautifully written book, told from the point of view of Mattie. You come to root for both Mattie and Weaver even though there seems to be little hope in their dreams coming true. The mystery surrounding a girl's drowning death is woven into the story well. I was initially the most intrigued by the mystery of the drowning but I was quickly overtaken by my interest in Mattie as a character. She loves books and picks a word from her dictionary each day and attempts to use it--even in word battles with Weaver. I could relate to Mattie as a character and despite Grace (drowning victim) being the person who really existed, Mattie felt the most real to me. I loved the addition of Miss Wilcox and the twist with her background. The circumstances and time in which Mattie lived really makes you think. If I had be born during that time I may have been one of those women who was considered insane just for having a mind of her own....thanks to a plethora of events and time passing now I just get dirty looks and attitude with only scant mentionings of being institutionalized.
A friend recommended this book, and I'm so glad she did. A Northern Light is my favorite book I've read this year. I believe it will make it to my top 10 of all time list but it takes time to know that. The book is a classic, easily in the realm of Little Women, To Kill a Mockingbird, Anne of Green Gables and all those beautiful coming of age stories that are timeless.
I laughed, I cried, I hoped and I learned. A Northern Light is a beautiful story everyone should read.
Loosely wrapped around the (true) 1906 murder of Grace Brown (19, pregnant and unmarried) in the Adirondacks, this is a coming-of-age story about bright and precocious 16-year-old Mattie, who lives in near poverty but has dreams of going to college. Mattie's mother has recently died, leaving the five children with their hardworking, but grief-stricken father. Mattie gets a job at one of the local hotels, which caters to summer tourists, and it is here that Grace Brown gives her a packet of letters with the request they be burned. Hours later Grace is found dead. Mattie hasn't yet burned the letters, and the contents reveal the name of her murderer. Author Jennifer Donnelly, who is a gifted storyteller, uses a bit of poetic license with the historical facts, but the tale is entrancing and inspiring.

P.S. The version has multiple typos along with LOTS of missing apostrophes and commas. It's easy enough to figure out that "Im" is "I'm"--but it's annoying.
I adored this lush, well written coming of age historical novel. Set in the early 1900s around the New York Adirondack Lake area, the story is told by seventeen year old Mattie. It focuses on her struggles with family life(her mother has died and she is left caring for her sister and father) and then there's the disquieting fact that a woman's body has been dredged up from one of the lakes.
Life in Mattie's world is portrayed vividly. All the town's characters come to life, especially the enigmatic Mrs. Wilcox, Mattie's teacher. Mrs. Wilcox drives a fast car, smokes and has a few secrets of her own. And she believes in Mattie's ability as a writer. When Mattie receives word she's been accepted to Barnard, she is excited but torn between her promises and responsibility to the family. And then add love interest, Royal Loomis, an attractive farmer who wants to start a life with Mattie. Mattie has feelings for him but realizes he may never fully understand or support her love of literature and writing.
The descriptions and characters from this time period really come to life in this well written novel; the reality of how women were treated back then and what few choices they had is heart wrenching at times.. I loved this book very much! Highly recommended!