Although a true lover of books, Anne-Marie Entwhistle prefers not to read to
her spirited daughter, Penny, especially from the likes of Madame
Bovary, Gone With the Wind, or The Scarlet Letter. These
novels, devoted to the lives of the Heroines that make them so irresisContinue
Although a true lover of books, Anne-Marie Entwhistle prefers not to read to
her spirited daughter, Penny, especially from the likes of Madame
Bovary, Gone With the Wind, or The Scarlet Letter. These
novels, devoted to the lives of the Heroines that make them so irresistible,
have a way of hitting too close to home -- well, to the Homestead actually,
where Anne-Marie runs the quaint family-owned bed and breakfast.
In this enchanting debut novel, Penny and her mother encounter great women
from classic works of literature who make the Homestead their destination of
choice just as the plots of their tumultuous, unforgettable stories begin to
unravel. They appear at all hours of the day and in all manners of distress.
A lovesick Madame Bovary languishes in their hammock after Rodolphe has
abandoned her, and Scarlett O'Hara's emotions are not easily tempered by tea
and eiderdowns. These visitors long for comfort, consolation, and sometimes
for more attention than the adolescent Penny wants her mother to give.
Knowing that to interfere with their stories would cause mayhem in literature,
Anne-Marie does her best to make each Heroine feel at home, with a roof over
her head and a shoulder to cry on. But when Penny begins to feel overshadowed
by her mother's indulgence of each and every Heroine, havoc ensues, and the
thirteen-year-old embarks on her own memorable tale.
Eileen Favorite's lively, fresh, and enormously entertaining novel gives
readers a chance to experience their favorite Heroines all over again, or
introduces these fictional women so beguilingly that further acquaintance
will surely follow. Narrated by the courageous and irreverent Penny, The
Heroines will make book lovers rejoice.
