Elsie's Motherhood


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(4.5 stars; 80 reviews)

After the Civil War, Elsie and her family return to their home in the South, dealing with the upheaval that the Reconstruction Era brought during the years after the war. (Summary by Gabrielle C) (8 hr 27 min)

Chapitres

Preface 1:32 Lu par Allison
Chapter One 17:42 Lu par Kimberly Krause
Chapter Two 12:00 Lu par kandice stehlik
Chapter Three 15:25 Lu par Lynne T
Chapter Four 22:52 Lu par Lynne T
Chapter Five 13:57 Lu par kandice stehlik
Chapter Six 14:18 Lu par kandice stehlik
Chapter Seven 17:18 Lu par kandice stehlik
Chapter Eight 21:44 Lu par Lynne T
Chapter Nine 13:22 Lu par Bethany Baldwin
Chapter Ten 24:12 Lu par Kimberly Krause
Chapter Eleven 14:51 Lu par Kimberly Krause
Chapter Twelve 29:41 Lu par Kimberly Krause
Chapter Thirteen 13:29 Lu par Kimberly Krause
Chapter Fourteen 24:20 Lu par Kimberly Krause
Chapter Fifteen 16:41 Lu par Kimberly Krause
Chapter Sixteen 10:51 Lu par Lynne T
Chapter Seventeen 37:04 Lu par AlaynaMay
Chapter Eighteen 13:16 Lu par Kimberly Krause
Chapter Nineteen 23:20 Lu par Kimberly Krause
Chapter Twenty 26:56 Lu par Kimberly Krause
Chapter Twenty-One 9:04 Lu par Kimberly Krause
Chapter Twenty-Two 12:57 Lu par KHand
Chapter Twenty-Three 22:21 Lu par AlaynaMay
Chapter Twenty-Four 16:45 Lu par Bria Snow
Chapter Twenty-Five 11:36 Lu par Lynne T
Chapter Twenty-Six 18:37 Lu par Kimberly Krause
Chapter Twenty-Seven 14:00 Lu par KHand
Chapter Twenty-Eight 17:05 Lu par Lynne T

Critiques

delightful read


(3.5 stars)

This novel has a serious storyline. As a Black American, I am glad to see that this part of Elsie's life includes the anarchists known as the Klu Klux Klan. It was very well covered.

A Favorite


(5 stars)

I love the Elsie Dinsmore series (especially books 1-12) and this one (book 5 - Motherhood) is probably my favorite.

Good read


(4 stars)

I really enjoyed the book about the trials and joys of this happy little family. I also really enjoyed the reader.

Best Elsie Book Yet


(4 stars)

This one was much more decent than any previous book. Here's why: 1. Elsie and Edward treat their children well. 2. Elsie's children don't have semi-romantic relationships (at least, not yet) with grown men. 3. There was a lot of interesting historical information. That said, I find it hilarious that a lady who never had kids thought she knew so well how to raise children. (Moral of the story: if you're a perfect parent, you'll have darling little angels instead of normal children 😂)


(1 stars)

I think the biggest problem I had with Elsie was that she never acts like a main character, meaning she never grows she remains that exact same person since we met her in book 1. This is not natural nor human, we grow and change Elsie does not and I think that is what makes her such an irritating character. No one can relate to her she is in an entirely different world. Unlike Anne Shirley, Joe Marsh, or Elizabeth Bennett she does not grow, while these heroines grow, and are not the same person at the end of the book. Elsie has not changed into someone wiser instead she just becomes boring and annoying making the books tedious to read.


(4 stars)

can someone else read the chapters read by Kimberly Krause? she is a very clear reader, but not very smooth... it kinda makes it hard to get into the story


(5 stars)

As all books in this series, very excellent!!!


(4.5 stars)

A good continuation of the Elsie tales.