Camilla

Short review: This is a coming of age novel originally written in 1951. I appreciate that it is a book that is really about growing up and finding that you might not be the most important person in the world. Too many recent coming of age novels are about sex. This is not one of those books. There is a hint of romance in the book (discovering romantic love is part of growing up) but it is a means of exploring growing up and not the central theme. The book has some rough themes so be warned, alcoholism, suicide, war (or the results of war), affairs and divorce are all talked about frankly, but not luridly. Reading level is probably advanced middle school or early high school, but the themes seem a bit older than that.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/camilla/