The Saturdays
by Elizabeth Enright
Taste attributes: familycomedywholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearenclosedunlikely connectionshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA warm-hearted family novel, light rather than heavy. Best if you like escapism over depth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
New York City, the year before Pearl Harbor. The four Melendy children and their father -- a brilliant, impecunious scholar and lecturer -- live in a dilapidated house in the city, under the care of a strict but loving housekeeper. Their allowances don't stretch to much as individuals, so they decide to pool their cash and on each of four subsequent Saturdays one sibling gets to blow the lot.
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- Author
- Elizabeth Enright
- Published
- 1941
- Pages
- 175
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- Open Library
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