My best reads in April were rereads - Spring Magic by D.E. Stevenson (the ultimate in comfort reads as April was chilly and reading required a cozy blanket) and The Ivy Tree and Marry in Haste for the 1961 Club.FictionSpring Magic by D.E. Stevenson (1941). When a bomb disrupts Frances’ lonely life during the Blitz as an unpaid companion to her aunt, she seizes the opportunity for an adventure on her own in Scotland, where she makes friends and starts to enjoy herself. My review.The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart (1961). A wonderful impersonation story set in Northumberland that begins when visiting Canadian Mary Grey is mistaken for Annabel Winslow, who disappeared nearly ten years ago. My review. Historical FictionDevil Water by Anya Seton (1962). An emotional family epic set in England and Virginia involving a Jacobite family and its disastrous involvement with the uprisings of 1715 and 1745. My review.The Harvey Girl by Dana Stabenow ( 2026). In this series launch, Clare Wright is a…
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