Emily Book

A gentle story written as Emily herself might have written it. I wish it had been longer. The Afterword is appreciated. This story in itself has poetic touches; I like the comparison of a lily bulb with a person -- both do contain mysteries.

The use of music as the magical link between the yellow house and the new house is inspirational. Music meant so much more back in the days when people had to make their own music. No radios. No record players or phonographs. Just live bands, skill with an instrument, or a lyrical voice. Emily would have appreciated well-played notes.

"Listen to Mother play. She practices and practices a piece, and sometimes a magic happens and it seems the music starts to breathe. It sends a shiver through you. You can't explain it, really; it's a mystery. Well, when words do that, we call it poetry."