Mandy (Julie Andrews Collection)
by Julie Andrews Edwards
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Author: Julie Andrews EdwardsIllustrator: Johanna Westerman
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-08-15
ISBN: 0061131628
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Reviews of Mandy (Julie Andrews Collection)
Book Review: Wonderful story for children
Summary: 5 Stars
I first read this book when I was about 12 -- it was a birthday gift. I don't have many books from my childhood (most are still at Mom's) but I have Mandy.
The book is written by Julie Andrews (the actress -- Sound of Music) and it is lovely and elegant. The writing is smart but not inaccessible, and the plot is touching.
An orphan girl longs for something... something she can not pinpoint. She is the darling of the orphanage, because she has been there a long time. She has the trust of the matron and the cook and the gardener, and she has a lot of freedom (more than many modern girls) but she is lonely and longing. Of course, she wants a family, and barring that, she wants some purpose, some project.
She finds a little clearing, and in the clearing is a beautiful house, all gone to seed. She wonders whether she can fix it up and make it her own. It is off the grounds of the orphanage, so she has to sneak to get away.
She finds great joy in doing the work of bringing the garden back to life, and cleaning out the little house, and getting acquainted with some of the woods and the creatures. But the downside is, she becomes more and more deceitful. She hides her whereabouts, then begins taking cleaning supplies and gardening equipment, and finally tells lies to protect her secret.
There is a happy ending -- I still recall it as a beautiful ending. And I think it is a moral story. It is clear that the lying and sneaking change her personality for the worse, but it is not the end of her, and she reconciles with the people she hurt.
Excellent book.
Summary of Mandy (Julie Andrews Collection)
Mandy, a ten-year-old orphan, dreams of a place to call her own. Escaping over the orphanage wall to explore the outside world, Mandy discovers a tiny deserted cottage in the woods. All through the spring, summer, and fall, Mandy works to make it truly hers. Sometimes she "borrows" things she needs from the orphanage. Sometimes, to guard her secret, she even lies. Then, one stormy night at the cottage, Mandy gets sick, and no one knows how to find her?except a special friend she didn't know she had.
This new edition of a classic novel features beautiful black-and-white illustrations that capture the magic of finding a home.
For an orphan child whose life is filled with comfortable, predictable sameness, with no particular hardships, life is, well, all right. Really, what does Mandy have to worry about? So it comes as a surprise even to Mandy when a small restlessness begins to grow in her. This lonely ache sets her to wandering farther afield, and leads her to a startling and wonderful discovery over the orphanage wall--a very old, very small, seemingly abandoned cottage. Embarking on a clandestine domestic fantasy involving gardening tools and soap flakes, Mandy finds herself being less than honest about where and how she's spending her days. Holding her secret closer and closer to her heart, this imaginative dreamer inadvertently endangers her reputation--and her life.
For every child who has fallen in love with The Secret Garden or A Little Princess, Julie Andrews Edwards's 1971 novel will be a heartwarming discovery. Any sometimes-lonely child with a giant imagination will recognize Mandy's dreams and rejoice in her ultimate fairy-tale happy ending. Judith Gwyn Brown's Edward Gorey-esque pen and ink drawings (with none of Gorey's sinister air) are quietly memorable. Fans of Julie Andrews Edwards--Sound of Music star of stage and screen--will be thrilled to see her latest children's book, Little Bo: The Story of Bonnie Boadicea, or to an earlier favorite, The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter
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