Stephanie Land
2 books read for LibriVox
- You return to Plumfield as Nat, Dan, Emil, and the others stumble into adulthood, while Jo’s warm, meddling care remains the book’s center. It’s episodic and openly moralizing, sometimes sentimental, but its affection for these unruly boys makes the uneven journey feel personal.
- These beg to be read aloud, with all those rolling refrains ("the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River") and Kipling calling you O Best Beloved. The Elephant's Child alone earns it.