Homing [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Elswyth Thane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1981

Volume 7 of The Williamsburg Series

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 489 pages
• Publisher: G K Hall & Co (February 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816131643
• ISBN-13: 978-0816131648
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,627,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful story, end of great series, September 25, 2001

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S. Wartell "suzeeq9" (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Homing (Library Binding)

I read this book in the 60's, and loved it deeply then. It has held up well. I'd be hard pressed to say whether I like this book or _Dawn's Early Light_ (the first story in the series) best. It is probably best appreciated after reading the first book in the series. They form the bookends of a wonderful series about several intertwined families on both sides of the Atlantic from the American Revolution through World War II. The editions I read as a kid had family trees on the endpapers, and they were a great help.
_Homing_ recounts the story of Mab, a young girl, and her extended family, through the beginning of WW II. Although I am not a historian, I have not ever encountered a historical event in one of Ms. Thane's books that was contradicted by any history I have read. She makes history immediate and real by showing how characters you care about are affected by historical events. The history is background to the story; although it contributes significantly to the plot, I never felt I was being lectured. Characterizations ring true; I came to care deeply about the people in the story. There are ways in which this book, and the whole series, remind me of the books of Rosamunde Pilcher - the are populated by people I'd like to meet, coping with their lives.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A satisfying conclusion to the story of an extended family., April 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Homing (Library Binding)

This is the conclusion to the Williamsburg Novels that begins with Dawn's Early Light. The characters continue to ring true and the historical view of both England and the US during the early days of WWII is great. The story truly comes full circle and makes you want to read them all again.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a pleasant read for women of all ages, 18 to 80., January 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Homing (Library Binding)

The last of the Williamsburg Series, Homing brings you full circle back to the past. The best way to read this book is after you have read the others, beginning with "Dawn's Early Light". I first read them when I was a teenager and I still read them every couple of years. The characters are like family or maybe the way we would like family to be.