The Joys of Love by Madeleine L'Engle When We Were Very Young Buoyant and lyrical

Buoyant and lyrical

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to contemporary voices Luci Shaw and Scott Cairns

The Joys of Love by Madeleine L'Engle When We Were Very Young Buoyant and lyricalMoving and romantic, this coming of age story was written during the 1940s. As revealed in an introduction by the author's granddaughter Lna Roy, the protagonist Elizabeth is close to an autobiographical portrait of L'Engle herself as a young woman vibrant, vulnerable, and yearning for love and all that life has to offer. During the summer of 1946, twenty year old Elizabeth is doing what she has dreamed of since she was a little girl: working in the