Pearson's real strength, however, lies in her ability to convey the texture of a specific time and place Gairloch, in particular, is so vividly and lovingly evoked that it is almost possible to smell the pine trees. With the exception of Norah, the characters are fairly wooden and one-dimensional. Narrated in language that is more sturdy than anything else, this coming-of-age story holds few surprises. In fact, events at Gairloch push Norah even closer to adulthood: it is there that she first falls in love, with Mrs. Ogilvie's extended family-can Norah escape backwards into the unconflicted world of childhood. Norah, now 13, is torn between wanting to grow up and wishing that she could remain a child not even at Gairloch-the rambling summer dwelling shared by Mrs. Norah, now 13, has been living with the Ogilvies for 3 years. The novel opens with Norah, Gavin and the Ogilvies returning to their Muskoka cottage, Gairloch, in the summer of 1943. Ogilvie-with whom they are likely to remain until WW II comes to an end. 'Looking at the Moon' is the second installment in Kit Pearson's Guest of War Trilogy. Norah and her younger brother Gavin continue to live in the home of wealthy Toronto matron Mrs. This novel-the continuing adventures of Norah, a prickly but engaging English girl-takes up nearly three years after the events chronicled in The Sky Is Falling.
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