I have just ended a wonderful journey to Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania during the 1920's. The story takes place at the Crestmont Inn. Gracie is the main character who leaves home with the dream of becoming a Vaudeville singer. The book ends in the 1970's. So we start with Gracie as a young, single woman with a strong dream making her way through life with only the new friends she meets at Crestmont Inn. Reading the book is like taking a step by step walk through any ordinary woman's life. The book is gentle and quiet. Nothing really drastic happens except for those who die from age or small accidents like a golf ball hitting one of the Woods' children on the head during the parade. Also, this is Christian fiction. There are scriptures within the story. I really loved the times when authors or titles of books were mentioned.:
Sister Carrie, F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Woman in White.I liked the book because of the daily moments that can happen to any person. It proved to me that dramatic happenings do not necessarily prove that a person has lived a good and purposeful life. The real former employees of The Crestmont Inn described it by saying
"the stars do shine a little brighter here, the lake is purer, the air fresher, the wild flowers more abundant, the people friendlier; and life moves inexorably slower..."I am grateful to
Holly Weiss for separating fiction from fact. I especially loved the
Native American legend that surrounds the name
Eagle's Mere.Crestmont Innhttp://www.eaglesmere.org/
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