Travel back in time to the romantic landscapes of the 19th century English countryside in today’s all-new old book review! Amy and Jacinta were swept away by Juliana Horatia Ewing’s 1877 children’s novel, Jan of the Windmill, and once you her about this beautiful little Gilded Age story—to say nothing of the bittersweet way this book came into Amy’s collection—we guarantee you’ll be swept away, too! Filled with pathos, humor, and amazing visual imagery, this Dickensian-style coming-of-age tale is the perfect summertime escape read!
This episode contains a bonus Spoiler Room episode, available exclusively to our Dana’s Club members.
Topics and shout-outs in this episode include: the Gilded Age, JMW Turner, Rembrandt, David McCullough, Lisa T. Bergren, Holland, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, George Eliot, Hans Christian Andersen, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, Melanie Cellier, Yorkshire Cathedral, Wiltshire, paint-by-numbers, entitlement, education, painting, foster families, audio books, read goals, eBay, family heirlooms, animal abuse, job fairs, and Friendly Persuasion.