The Country of the Pointed Firs - Sarah Orne Jewett

By Sarah Orne Jewett

Release Date: 1909-01-01

Genre: Fiction & Literature

4.5 (68 ratings)
This collection of stories offers a richly detailed portrait of a seaport on the Maine coast as seen through the eyes of a summer visitor. Against evocative imagery of the sky, the sea, and the earth itself, Jewett celebrates the friendships shared by the town's women, capturing the spirit of community that sustains the declining town.

The Country of the Pointed Firs - Sarah Orne Jewett

By Sarah Orne Jewett

Release Date: 1909-01-01

Genre: Fiction & Literature

4.5 (68 ratings)
This collection of stories offers a richly detailed portrait of a seaport on the Maine coast as seen through the eyes of a summer visitor. Against evocative imagery of the sky, the sea, and the earth itself, Jewett celebrates the friendships shared by the town's women, capturing the spirit of community that sustains the declining town.

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