Mildred's Married Life

Mildred Keith #4

by Martha Finley

Charming Stories That Have Stood the Test of Time Mildred and Charlie Landreth have become the proud parents of a baby boy, Percy, and have settled into quiet domestic life. When they receive an invitation from cousins Horace and Elsie to visit the Oaks, near Roselands, they travel there with Mildred’s youngest sister, Annis, to spend the winter in the sunny South. Their days are filled with family gatherings, visits with friends, pony rides, and walks through the countryside, and as Christmas approaches, they send fond greetings to their loved ones back home. Annis and Elsie make time for their studies, and Elsie—whose kind and obedient nature touches all around her—learns important lessons about obedience, trust, and guilt. As winter ends, Mildred,  Charlie, Annis, and Percy bid farewell to their relatives and begin the journey back to their home in Pleasant Plains, Indiana. 

Genres: Fiction, Historical, Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1882

About the author

Martha Finley was a teacher and author of numerous works, the most well known being the 28 volume Elsie Dinsmore series which was published over a span of 38 years. Finley wrote many of her books under the pseudonym Martha Farquharson.

For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_F... or, http://marthafinley.wordpress.com/

Reviews

[Lydia]

Mildred, her husband, baby son and youngest sister go to spend the winter with their relatives and friends in the American south.

Though this is a book in the Mildred series, it tends to follow Annis and Elsie more than Mildred, which makes sense for the intended audience, but is a bit disappointing. It is still a solid period piece and slice of life story, but the title seems a bit off, Mildred's Youngest Sister or Mildred's Winter Holiday would have been more appropriate. Anyway, fans of Elsie and Mildred will enjoy this next chapter in their stories.

Content notes: No language issues, though younger readers may need help with the phonetic spelling used to convey accents. No sensuality issues, married couples kiss on page and families kiss each other, but never inappropriately. Characters are punished for mis-behavior which sometimes includes spanking (or whipping as it was then called), but more often they are essentially given "time outs"; it is always explained why they are being punished and the parents are shown disliking punishing their children, but care enough about them to do it.

[Boydette Shell]

Love the whole series gives new insight into the Elsie Saga...ordered these one by one as read from Amazon finished the entire series summer 2015 still need to read Martha Finleys Elk Creek which I also own and is supposed to be about her life