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Title: not Seton's best, but a good book
Review: This is my summer of Anya Seton -- re-reading those books of hers that I read and loved years ago, plus reading all the ones that I've never read before. I kicked it off with Foxfire, which was one I hadn't read before. As in all of Seton's works, her re-creation of the time and place is wonderful. Also, her characterization is excellent; although this isn't a long book, she manages to develop all of the main players enough to make them more than just two-dimensional. You can feel the emotions and conflicts that each battles within themselves, as well as amongst each other.Although the plot was good and the story well-done, I don't consider it one of Seton's best works. It just didn't draw me in to the same degree as some of her other works. Admittedly, perhaps this is simply because I am less drawn to the setting of this story (Depression-era American Southwest).
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