Hi friends,
Happy Wednesday! Always glad to spend a day with you.
A friend asked if I could live in any book, which story world would I choose. This is a writer and reader’s delight—at least for me. Books started racing through my mind. Stories I’ve treasured and the world they’re set in.
I immediately thought of Dee Henderson’s O’Malley family and how I’d love to meet each member of their family. Then my mind went to Karen Witemeyer’s historical romances and her endearing heroes.
I thought of Narnia and how awesome it would be to climb through the wardrobe and pet Aslan’s mane. Or solving a mystery with Nancy Drew. But my heart settled on Jane Austen’s world. My favorite book is Pride and Prejudice, but if I had to pick a specific book’s world to live in, I’d choose that of Emma. I just watched the version with Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeremey Northam last week for the umpteenth time and I loved it just as much as I always have.
I love the carriages, the women’s elegant dresses, and the men’s dashing apparel.
I adore how they spent their social time at picnics, or gorgeous balls dancing to lovely music. But of every aspect of their world, I love how they spent their private time most. I think of the movie Emma, which brought the book even more alive for me, and how she had tea with Mr. Knightley at a table set up under a canopy out on the lawn. The strolls they’d take along winding paths surrounding by trees and by ponds. Time reading books and handwritten letters. I admire the beauty of a less rushed life. I know I could use more of that in my life. More time of quiet reflection, more time with family and, dear friends, even strolls without any plans of how fast I’ll walk or how far but simply seeing where the path takes me.
Reader Question: How about you? If you could live in any book world, which would you pick?
Blessings,
Dani
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I dare say I would choose J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth in a heartbeat—And not just New Zealand. 😉
Love the world he created!So rich and real and multi-layered.
I wouldn’t be disappointed to head to Alaska with the McKennas… just sayin!
Awww. That’s why I love ya’
It would definitely be “Anne of Green Gables” for me! I do love Prince Edward Island and especially that time period!
That sounds like a lovely choice.
That was the first book / place that popped into my head!
Betty Neels’s world rich doctors, lovely homes and lovely meals that just appear.
That does sound nice 🙂
The first that comes to mind is Jan Karon’s Mitford. I love the image of a quaint small town where everyone knows everyone else and as imperfect as it is, it’s HOME and you know you belong there. What a fun question, Dani.
Oh, Deb. Great choice!
There are so many great places. I love the mountains and the beach. If I have to choose I would say Lantern Beach from Christy Barritt’s novels. I’ve been to the Outer Banks and Ocracoke so I can picture a quaint community like Lantern Beach where life moves slower and people care about each other.
Oooh great question. Probably the Harry Potter series because the dishes do themselves! Failing that, I’d love to live in the Thomas Kinkade Capelight books for the ocean views, or the When Calls The Heart books for the mountains.