Jennie Glenroy (Jennie Trilogy) [Hardcover]

Elisabeth Ogilvie (Author)

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Veteran novelist Ogilvie, in her 41st novel, returns to Jennie Hawthorne Gilchrist Glenroy, heroine of two previous novels, 18 years after she and her husband, Alick, have fled Scotland for the coast of Maine in 1809. Alick's shipbuilding business is prospering, and their family has filled out to five children. Their lives are complicated by daughter Priscilla's love for an older man and their sons' involvement with a runaway slave, but the true test of Alick and Jennie's marriage comes when she is faced with a stunning reminder of their hidden past in Scotland. Ogilvie's style is gentle and episodic; she describes the Glenroys' lives over one year. Readers of the two Jennie novels will rejoice at the return of these characters, but this book stands on its own. Recommended for popular collections.
- Mary Ann Parker, Dept. of Water Resources Law Lib., Sacramento, Cal.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 511 pages
• Publisher: Down East Books (May 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892723262
• ISBN-13: 978-0892723263
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,054,635 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Jenny Trilogy, June 7, 2000

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Patricia Cordes (cincinnati, oh) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jennie Glenroy (Jennie Trilogy) (Paperback)

I received the Jenny trilogy for Christmas one year because I am a devoted "Mainer", spending part of each summer there. These books evoke all that I love about Maine and Scotland. They are rich in the history, customs and peoples of the early 19th century. Elizabeth Olgivie is a wonderful storyteller who takes us through the lives of Jenny and Alick Glenroy from their first meetings in the highlands of Scotland through their "courtship" and marriage. Their story is warm and loving, romantic and exciting, heartbreaking and heart-lifting, and a throughly rewarding read. I only wish she would write a fourth book so we could follow Jenny and Alick's children into adulthood. While her dialogue can be a little confusing at times, her characterizations are wonderful as is her insight into the hearts and minds of each character. The descriptions of the land and the sea, the fog on the ocean , the rockbound coast of Maine are delicious. I started the first book on a Friday and had finished all three by following Wednesday. Her works reminds me of other favorite authors such as Maeve Binchy or the incomparable Norah Lofts. I recommend them highly.