![]() ![]() First of all, the heavy rain falls on the countryside area where the Lindens’ farm is situated: “Slowly, one by one, as if someone were dropping pennies on the roof came the raindrops, and then the rain burst strong and loud upon the world. ![]() Nevertheless, nothing can shake Garnet’s belief that the thimble she has found is magical, and soon the events start proving this. Being sure that it is a magic flower, Garnet calls her brother to show it to him, but he only makes fun of Garnet’s idea: “Don’t be silly, there isn’t any such thing.” (Enright, 2008) While bathing there, they have fun but suddenly Garnet finds a silver thimble in the riverbed. One day, Garnet and her little brother Jay go to the half-dry river near their farm. There have not been any rains for several weeks and the temperature has reached 110 o according to Fahrenheit (Enright, 2008). Moreover, the weather is not friendly to the farmers as the summer turns out to be rather hot and dry. ![]() As a barn can help them store their crops, it is necessary for the Lindens (Enright, 2008). This is rather important for the family of Lindens as their lives are dependant upon their work on the farm. The initial scenes of the book are rather negative as the family of Garnet has financial problems and cannot afford repairing the old barn at their farm or building a new one. To begin with, the story told in the “Thimble Summer” starts during a summer that a young girl, Garnet Linden, spends at her parents’ farm somewhere in Wisconsin. ![]()
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