After reading the first book in The Fairies Saga, Naked in the Winter Wind, I suppose I suffered a momentary lapse in memory. Luckily for me though I came across Ha'penny Jenny and the storyline came racing back. Evie, a time-traveler from the 21st century now finds herself a woman in her twenties married to Wallace and the new mother of triplets in 1781. She and her hubby also have adopted Jenny, a pre-teen who completes their family with energy and wide-eyed wonder about life. We don't know exactly where Jenny came from at this point but we do get a glimpse into her younger days when she talks about her 'other brothers' who are now in heaven. It appears Jenny has suffered a lot before being adopted, yet shows a great amount of resiliency and appreciation for her new family. Evie and her daughter have a close relationship and can talk about everything with candor and sensitivity.
The characters in this book jump off its pages with a freshness and simplicity that both intrigue and delight the reader. The light-hearted manner in which Evie accepts her quirky existence tickled me. I'm not sure what I would do under similar circumstances.
I highly recommend Ha'penny Jenny and the entire series!
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Jenny was special in many ways
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“It’s always something, isn’t it?” Sarah said. “I mean, sometimes I miss having freezers and, oops.” Sarah had forgotten that Jenny was in the room, and she couldn’t speak of the luxuries and conveniences of the 20th and 21st centuries. “Jenny, would you refill the ewer, please?” she asked to change the subject.
Jenny grinned, said, “Yes, Grannie,” and grabbed the pitcher. She didn’t want them to know that she knew their secret. She didn’t understand why, but she knew Grannie and Mommy weren’t the same as everyone else. Mrs. Short had talked about fairies—maybe that’s what they were. She didn’t know what a fairy was, and Mrs. Short was having another ‘headache day’ when she was talking to herself about them. She had wanted to ask her about them later, when she felt better. But that’s when her other brothers, Clyde and Clayton, came and took her back.
But it really didn’t matter if Grannie and Mommy were fairies or not. They were her family. She loved them and they loved her. It was all right that where they lived before, they could ride in carriages that moved fast on the ground, and even faster in the air, and they had books that talked to you with pictures that moved. They were still the same people. It was just the things they had in their lives before that were different from the things they had now. Just the things.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2014