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Miss Willie
Miss Willie, first published in 1951, is the second novel in Janice Holt Giles's Piney Ridge trilogy, which includes also The Enduring Hills and Tara's Healing. Although the plot is fictional, the central character is based on Giles's mother and some of the episodes are drawn from her life. This is the story of a dedicated teacher who moves to the hills of Kentucky to teac...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
September 27th 1994
by University Press of Kentucky
(first published 1951)
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My grandmother gave me this book. I was rather suprised when I started reading because it is a Christian Fiction Story and is not really her type. I thought it was a sweet story with the usual lessons about accepting others differances, love and forgiveness. Though rather perdictable I enjoyed it and have passed it on to my Mother-in-law to read.
This book deserves three and a half stars. Its characters have flesh and virtue and the protagonist changes for the better in the end. All is not sunlight and roses - like life - but Miss Willie is worth reading. I felt edified upon completion of this book rather than the blank - why-did-I-just-read-that? feeling I've been left with lately. (Especially after Bel-Ami!)
I also really liked the way Giles incorporated God and her faith into the book, without it being an overtly "Christian" novel. Not...more
I also really liked the way Giles incorporated God and her faith into the book, without it being an overtly "Christian" novel. Not...more
Unfortunately, Ms. Giles did not do her research very well before writing this book. I found too many errors and therefore could not enjoy the book. I will not be looking for any more books from this author.
This was a graduation gift from my aunt who loves to read. Absolutely lovely book. Set in the hills of Kentucky. Miss Willie leaves El Paso to teach at the one-room school house in Piney Ridge. Beautifully written.
A lonely school teacher goes to Piney Ridge to find a husband and happiness.
I loved this book, really good one to read and get lost in.
This is the second book by Janice Holt Giles (no relation!) and I love the characters. Her books are about Appalachian Kentucky and the hill people in the 1940s and 1950s. They are an interesting change from more modern novels as they were published in the 1950s and have "weathered" well. I like them!
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