Welcome to my blog...
The purpose of this blog is to analyze a novel by a Canadian author and present it to my fellow English students, as well as my teachers. The novel I have chosen to read is The Lost Garden by Helen Humphreys. Through this blog I will present my opinions and views on various aspects of this novel by discussing character, theme, conflict; and style.
*Remember I'm a student, not a professional so any description presented in this blog is to be taken lightly.
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Written by Helen Humphreys
Author of The Lost Garden
The Lost Garden
Written by Helen Humphreys
Helen Humphreys
Author of The Lost Garden
Praise for THE LOST GARDEN
- "[A] beautifully crafted and bittersweet coming of age story... [Humphreys] writes with a poetic sensibility, positing that even in the midst of despair, the land (and the heart) renews itself." - Booklist
- "[A] triumph: written in perfect pitch by a writer whose heart is as open as her eyes." - Toronto Star
- "A finely wrought novel...Meticulous, lucid prose." - The New York Times Book Review
- "Emotional ache, fear, loneliness, Helen Humphreys evokes these sensations with unsettling clarity... [she] also turns the lost garden into an extended metaphor, each flower described as if it experiences all of life's changes. You will never look at peonies the smae way again. Utterly beautiful." - NOW Magazine
- "Insightful, scenic descriptions... Humphreys' sentences offer the pleasure of a sharp observation." - Ottawa Citizen
- "Like an ivory carving, Humphreys' novel is exquisite, delicate, finely wrought, and almost mythic in its symbolism and strength." - Kingston Whig-Standard
The Lost Garden Links
- Biography of Helen Humphreys (Wikipedia)
- Book Review (Canadian Books and Authors)
- Britain During WWII (BBC)
- Devon, England (Wikipedia)
- Helen Humphreys Official Website (Helen Humphreys)
- Interview with Helen Humphreys (January Magazine)
- Summary & References (Lorenzo Reading Series)
- The Flower Encyclopedia (Flower Possibilities)
- The London Blitz, 1940 (Eye Witness to History)
- The Women's Land Army (Spartacus Educational)
Themes and character are well explained but you have no quotations for support. You need quotations with page numbers. Also, try to givemore of your opinion of events and people in the book. eg. it was upsetting when .... This is to be like a reading response journal with your views and criticism included. good links to several other sources.
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