{"id":302870,"date":"2025-06-20T13:04:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T13:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/the-unselected-journals-of-emma-m-lion-review\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T13:04:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T13:04:39","slug":"the-unselected-journals-of-emma-m-lion-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=302870","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion&#8221; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"975\" data-attachment-id=\"6753\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodbooksforcatholickids.com\/2024\/02\/16\/the-unselected-journals-of-emma-m-lion-review\/image-1-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodbooksforcatholickids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1.png?fit=984%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"984,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodbooksforcatholickids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1.png?fit=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodbooksforcatholickids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1.png?fit=640%2C975&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodbooksforcatholickids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1.png?resize=640%2C975&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"review of The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion\" class=\"wp-image-6753 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodbooksforcatholickids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1.png?resize=672%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodbooksforcatholickids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1.png?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodbooksforcatholickids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1.png?resize=768%2C1171&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodbooksforcatholickids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1.png?resize=900%2C1372&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodbooksforcatholickids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1.png?w=984&amp;ssl=1 984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Do you love P. G. Wodehouse? <em>Anne of Green Gables<\/em>? Well, in <em>The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion<\/em> Beth Brower brings together the best of both worlds. Emma M. Lion is a distinctly Anne-ish heroine living in a Wodehouse-esque world! This recommendation is for you, mom. Prepare to be charmed. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enter Emma <\/h2>\n<p>Emma M. Lion is a young woman coming of age in late Victorian London. Like a good Wodehouse novel, the plot revolves around money, a cast of delightfully absurd personalities, and a light romance. Emma\u2019s family home has long been occupied by that usurper, Cousin Archibald, and Emma wants it back! But legal tangles leave her little better than a boarder in the attic of Lapis Lazuli house. But between the ghost of a Roman Centurion who keeps wandering in, the mysterious and handsome Tenant on the other side of the attic wall, and Young Hawkes, the Shakespearean-speaking curate, life is never dull in the tiny neighborhood of St. Crispian\u2019s. <\/p>\n<p>What makes the series shine is Emma\u2019s distinctive narrative voice in her diaries. Cheerful without being a Pollyanna. Poor as a church mouse but with a generous heart. A romantic but with a sense of humor to balance her. She takes the substantial ups and down of her life with true British sangfroid. You\u2019ll love her. <\/p>\n<p>This series is a breath of fresh air. At least the first two volumes (will update as I continue reading) are squeaky clean. I would happily give them to older high school or college students. They hit that perfect note of lighthearted and fun without being fluff. Take it on summer vacation or curl up with a cup of tea in front of the fire on a winter day. Pure delight. Well done, Beth Brower!<\/p>\n<p>For more of my favorite cozy reads, check out my list: <a href=\"https:\/\/goodbooksforcatholickids.com\/2020\/02\/24\/cozy-fiction-for-dark-days\/\">Cozy Fiction for Dark Days<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buy <em>The Unselected Journals of Emma M. 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