Reviews

The Southwest Corner by Mildred Walker

kirstenrose22's review

5.0

I love Winter Wheat, and decided to seek out other books by the same author. What a surprise to find one set in rural Vermont, not far from where I live now. I loved this, though it is definitely bittersweet. Marcia is just such a powerful character, and I loved the ending. I’m so excited to seek out more books from Walker.

robynryle's review

5.0

I just loved this little book. I love Marcia and her quiet struggle for independence. I love the quiet-ness of it. Her contentment with being alone. I love the idea of a different way to live into old age. May we all someday have a southwest corner.

giovannnaz's review

4.0

I kept thinking about Sarah Orne Jewett's 'The Country of the Pointed Firs' (another wonderful book!) as I read this, largely because of Marcia Elder's connection to her hillside and home (though this is in Vermont, not Maine). The story, about the elderly but completely alive Marcia Elder, is the perfect one to read on the last day of the year. Especially on a bright and cold day, curled on the couch, with some light coming in from the southwest corner of my house.