生きている時代や生活環境の異なる8人の女の子それぞれについて書かれた小説です。
今回は1904年のNew Yorkが舞台です。
Meet Samantha: An American Girl (American Girls.../Susan S. Adler

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YL 3.0~4.0
総語数 7,584
ページ数 54
出版社 The American Girls Collection
評価 ◎
この本のあらすじ
Samantha Parkington is an orphan who lives with her rich grandmother in 1904. There are many servants in Grandmary’s bustling household, but there is no one for Samantha to play with. That’s why she’s so excited when Nellie, a servant girl, moves in next door. Although their lives are different, the two girls become good friends. One day Samantha discovers that Jessie, the seamstress, is leaving. No one will tell her why. So she and Nellie plan a secret midnight adventure to find out.
9歳の女の子Samanthaは、裕福な家庭に引き取られた孤児です。Samanthaの優しさと心の強さが感じられる話です。
Samanthaは物語の中で、布にある言葉を縫っています。
その言葉が "Actions Speak Louder Than Words. It meant that how people act is more important than what they say."
また1904年のアメリカがどのような時代だったかというと…
1904 proper young ladies like Samantha wore dresses covered with frilly aprons, high button shoes, and long stockings held up with garters, even when they were playing.
The elegance and comforts of 'proper' life in 1904 were possible because there were many servants to do the work.
Servants worked long days for little money. To grow up in such a changing world was often confusing, but it was always exciting.
American girls シリーズは、主人公の女の子達に強い意志が感じられてとても面白いです。フラフラに生きている私。もう少し頑張らねば~~

ミステリー好きだからと薦められた本です。



ホームズは英語でも読みたいなぁ。
人物がたくさん出てきて、内容も複雑で筋自体は面白かったのですけどね。


