| This slim, quick read has been a sentimental favorite for decades (and dramatized several times in video). The child Frith brings an injured snow goose to a reclusive, middle-aged, hunchbacked artist named Philip Rhayader, who lives on the edge of the marshes and sea and nurses the wounded bird. The two very different persons become friends, watch each other age and change, and seasons turn. The world goes to war, and Britain's soldiers barely escape the Nazis at Dunkirk. Gallico writes sweet and allusive prose, sensitive to human feelings and to nature. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - upbeat - Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Animal story Yes Kind of animal: Life of a profession: Family, caring for ill Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Job/Profession/Status story Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - a kid Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 () Europe Yes European country: - England/UK - France Water? Yes Water: - warship Farm/Ranch? Yes Small town? Yes Writing Style Amount of dialog - little dialog |
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