This poignant story, The Post Office Girl by Stefan Zweig was quite haunting. Christine works in a post office in a village in Austria in 1926 and she's invited to have a holiday with her wealthy Aunt at a luxury hotel in Switzerland. On arrival Christine is embarrassed to be among these wealthy and "beautiful" people until her Aunt transforms her with new hairdo, makeup and clothes. This is a "Cinderella" story and Christine is reluctant to return to her old life. It is a study of the meaning of poverty and the difference money can make to lives. This book was published posthumously, the author dying in 1942, so he was very familiar with this time and the consequences for many people of the First World War. 4/5Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The Post Office Girl
This poignant story, The Post Office Girl by Stefan Zweig was quite haunting. Christine works in a post office in a village in Austria in 1926 and she's invited to have a holiday with her wealthy Aunt at a luxury hotel in Switzerland. On arrival Christine is embarrassed to be among these wealthy and "beautiful" people until her Aunt transforms her with new hairdo, makeup and clothes. This is a "Cinderella" story and Christine is reluctant to return to her old life. It is a study of the meaning of poverty and the difference money can make to lives. This book was published posthumously, the author dying in 1942, so he was very familiar with this time and the consequences for many people of the First World War. 4/5
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