The Saturdays

by Elizabeth Enright Narrated by Pamela Dillman

Overview

Meet the Melendys!

Mona, the eldest, is thirteen. She has decided to become an actress and can recite poetry at the drop of a hat. Rush is twelve and a bit mischievous. Miranda is ten and a half. She loves dancing and painting pictures. Oliver is the youngest. At six, he is a calm and thoughtful person. They all live with their father, who is a writer, and Cuffy, their beloved housekeeper, who takes on the many roles of nurse, cook, substitute mother, grandmother, and aunt.

Elizabeth Enright's Melendy Quartet captures the lively adventures of this wonderful family as they move from the city to the country!

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

Welcome Back! Old favorites are being reissued in force this fall. Elizabeth Enright's Melendy Quartet follows siblings Mona, Rush, Miranda (Randy, for short) and Oliver. First published in 1941, The Saturdays kicks off the series and centers on the foursome's Independent Saturday Afternoon Adventure Club (I.S.A.A.C.), an allowance-endowed venture formed so one lucky Melendy can enjoy a solo sojourn each week. In The Four-Story Mistake (1942) the family moves from their city brownstone to the country; Then There Were Five (1944) describes what happens when the siblings befriend an orphan; and in Spiderweb forTwo: A Melendy Maze (1951), when everyone else leaves for school, Randy and Oliver are left to solve a mystery. The author's charming pen-and-inks punctuate all four volumes. (Sept.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

From the Publisher

Enright has a quick eye for the unexpected, the amusing and the beautiful in what might be just ordinary experiences.” —The New York Times

“The Melendys are the quintessential storybook family...[their] ardent approach to living is eternally relevant.” —Publishers Weekly

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171950422
Publisher:	Listen & Live Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/1969
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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