That Lass O'Lowrie's [Hardcover]

Frances Hodgson Burnett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1977 | ISBN-10: 0404617980 | ISBN-13: 978-0404617981

First novel by the author of The Little Princess, The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Ams Pr Inc (June 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0404617980
• ISBN-13: 978-0404617981
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,184,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not what you would expect from Frances Hodgson Burnett, July 5, 2001

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This review is from: That Lass O'Lowrie's (Pocket Classics and Other Literature) (Paperback)

I read this book because I was curious to see what Burnett's first novel was like. I would never have guessed that it was written by the author of "The Secret Garden." "That Lass O'Lowrie's" is about Joan Lowrie, a spirited young woman working in the "pit" (coal mines) of the village of Riggan. Joan is the daughter of a cruel man who occasionally hits her; she makes the best of her life and reaches out to help others in need, including another young woman who gotten "in trouble" and has a small baby. Joan attracts the attention of Fergus Derrick, the smart young engineer who runs the mines; Fergus also becomes friendly with the vicar's daughter, whom the local curate loves, leading into a fairly predictable love triangle....

While this book is interesting, two factors weigh it down somewhat: the heavy, heavy emphasis on religion and the long paragraphs of dialogue written in the Yorkshire dialect. Although such passages were charming in "The Secret Garden," here they are so long that they become very cumbersome to the reader. They do lend authenticity, of course, but it may be too much for some readers. I was also disappointed by some of the characters' silly self-sacrificing acts, which seem to be the trademark of many romances.