For my next choice I have decided to take a look at a writer from New England, the area of the country from which I hail. The book is The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett. Jewett was from South Berwick, Maine a small town on the Maine/New Hampshire border. During her time there this area was known as a fishing village, though was in it's decline.
The Country of the Pointed Firs was first published in 1896. I chose this book mostly because of the connection I have with the author. I have, many times, driven past the Sarah Orne Jewett house in South Berwick, Maine and have marveled at it's beauty and simplicity. I also have several friends whose last name is Jewett and when I came across this name in Bloom's canon list, I looked it up to see if perhaps I could add the book to my short list. The New England connection and the fact that I knew the house sealed the deal and I am about half way through the novel as of today. So far it's a terrific read, recalling a simpler time of summer's spent gathering herbs and writing on the Maine seacoast.
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