Do you want a holiday from books featuring nasty people doing nasty things to each other? Well, The Country of the Pointed Firs is a worthy option for a gentle getaway destination.
Written at the end of the 19th Century, it is about life in the maritime village of Dunnett Landing, Maine. There is no plot. There is just recollection and anecdote, as the narrator relates the conversations she had during a prolonged summer visit to the village.
The characters are likeable and engaging, even the morose Captain Littlepage, and especially the warm and welcoming Mrs Blackett.
I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the Maine of yesteryear.
