The D.E. Stevenson listers at Yahoo are currently reading The Blue Sapphire, first published in 1963. I fully meant to participate in this discussion, indeed was delighted when this was the next book proposed, as I not only own it but have enjoyed reading and re-reading it -- but alas, time ran away with me, and they are three-quarters of the way through before I've had a chance even to start.
Nevertheless, for my virtual Stevenson knit-along, here is a 1960s mohair cardigan with sweet-yet-modest scalloped edges, very suitable for the shy Julia Harburn, whose rather dull life is changed when one spring morning she has an unexpected conversation with a stranger on a park bench. It is, I think, a classic Stevenson novel -- a light, rather madcap romance yet with serious moments, full of lively characters and a bit of poetry for good measure.
(Image from Musings from Marilyn.)
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