The chapters are named after months of the year. Again, Mrs. von Arnim takes the reader into the pages of a journal, and what a delight.
The first sentence reveals the thought behind the book," I want to be alone for a whole summer, and get to the very dregs of life. I want to be as idle as I can, so that my soul may have time to grow."
Love it!
This is a hot-bath-in-the-middle-of-a-deep-dark-winter-day sort of book.
It is only extraordinary in its simple celebration of one human being's life and because it contains gems of truth woven throughout the literary-party.