The Country of the Pointed Firs

Sarah Orne Jewett's *The Country of the Pointed Firs* portrays life in a small Maine coastal town through a summer visitor's observations of its residents and their way of life. Readers interested in American regional literature and quiet, character-driven narratives will find it rewarding. A note on the "First published: 2008" detail: this is the date of a particular edition, not the original work, which appeared in 1896. I based the description on the well-known work rather than treating 2008 as its first publication.