PositiveThe Washington Independent Review of Books... spare, yet beautiful, prose superbly translated ... satisfies on many levels — prose, inner dialogue, the depiction of time and place, Fru Bagge’s growing self-discovery ... a quiet novel that prompts contemplation on the part of the reader. It’s not a book to read quickly or to skim, because to do so would mean missing the essence of L. Hoy Schoolteacher.