I just couldnt put it down.This book moved me in a way that doesnt happen too often. So I got my hands on a copy ofJulias Story.I actually stayed up all night finishing it. I enjoyed that book, butreally wanted to learn more about Julia. I was introducedfirst to story #1 Sarah through a book club. This book is #3 out of 4 stories of each Purcell sister. She seemed to need encouragement and reassurance along the way, in her process of understanding her artistic gifts, developing a love relationship, and finding lasting happiness.
Maybe because her character is somewhat reserved and reluctant, I found myself rooting for Julia. I also got caught up in Julia's emotions as second-oldest of the four orphaned sisters. An interesting reread of a series I remember fondly, but not sure I would recommend to many younger readers today (even ifĤ and 1/2 starsJULIA'S STORY is a touching book that explores some of the deeper issues of living through World War I. And yet there were scenes I remember being powerful and heartbreaking that on this reread felt emotionally lacking. The writing is very descriptive - beautiful! Yet descriptive. I did, however, find these books rather more slowly going than I remember them being. This was the first time I had reread this series in many, many years, and for the most part I still enjoyed it. The most interesting of the quartet, although I found the ending disappointing. Rating About Books Julia's Story (The Quantock Quartet #3)Ratings: 4.11 From 163 Users | 10 ReviewsĬolumn About Books Julia's Story (The Quantock Quartet #3)I loved this book It tells of her eventful time as a volunteer nurse in France during the Great War and her ill-started love story with Geoffrey Mackenzie.īe Specific About Books Supposing Julia's Story (The Quantock Quartet #3) Original Title:
The Dividing Sea (Book Three) is Julia's story. But with the help of the Mackenzies - their guardian and his family, whom the sisters come to love in very different ways - Sarah, Frances, Julia, and Gwen find the courage to follow their own paths in a world that is rapidly changing.Īvid readers and fans of historical-fiction classics will love these spirited heroines - named "the Little Women of our times" by the TIMES of London - and will be thoroughly absorbed by their intertwining tales, full of feistiness, creativity, and young romance. Their mother has died, leaving them orphans in a rambling country estate. The year is 1910, and the four Purcell sisters have only each other. Narration Toward Books Julia's Story (The Quantock Quartet #3)Four independent-minded sisters come of age in the early 1900s - and four interwoven novels tell their stories, each through a different sister's eyes. January 7th 2002 by Candlewick Press (first published 1989) Details About Books Julia's Story (The Quantock Quartet #3) Title
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