Ellen Foster

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A Virtuous Woman

When Blinking Jack Stokes met Ruby Pitt Woodrow, she was 20 and he was 40. Gibbons provides a convincing portrait of two seemingly ill-matched people who somehow miraculously make a… Continue Reading Posted in: American Fiction, Marriage, Southern States

The Book Of Ruth

Pegged as the loser in a small-town family that doesn't have much going for it in the first place, Ruth grows up (unlovely and unloved) in the shadow of her… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Historical Literary Fiction, Illinois, Psychological Literary Fiction, United States

Dreams of Sleep

Alice Reese knows that the cheerful sounds of her family eating breakfast mask a ten--year marriage falling apart. As Alice and her husband, Will, struggle to understand--and perhaps recapture--the feelings… Continue Reading Posted in: 1945, American Writers, British & Irish Literary Fiction, Twins & Multiples Parenting

Salt Dancers

From the highly acclaimed author of Stones from the River comes a breakthrough novel--a tale of one woman's journey back to her childhood through the layers of memory, fear, longing,… Continue Reading Posted in: American Fiction, Washington (State) Spokane

Charms for the Easy Life

A family without men, the Birches live gloriously offbeatlives in the lush, green backwoods of North Carolina.In a sad and singular era, they are unique among womenof their time. For… Continue Reading Posted in: Domestic Fiction, United States

Jewel

Jewel is the story of how quickly a life can change; how, like lightning, an unforeseen event can set us on a course without reason or compass.In the backwoods of… Continue Reading Posted in: Family, Family Saga Fiction, Mentally Handicapped Children, Mississippi, Southern Fiction

Play the Monster Blind

An exhilarating collection of short fiction, Play the Monster Blind showcases the remarkably original voice of Lynn Coady, the award-winning author of Strange Heaven. Funny, poignant and smart, full of… Continue Reading Posted in: Canada, Short Stories

Buster Midnight’s Cafe

May Anna Kovacks was discovered on the dustry streets of Butte, Montana and went on to become a Hollywood star. War, fame, marriage, love, and heartbreak came and went. What… Continue Reading Posted in: American Literature, Celebrities, Gossip Columnists, Montana Butte, Westerns

River, Cross My Heart

River, Cross My Heart is a debut novel by Breena Clarke. It was chosen in October 1999 as an Oprah Book Club selection: "This highly accomplished first novel resonates with… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Social Life And Customs, Washington (D.C.) Georgetown

The Rapture of Canaan

Oprah Book Club® Selection, April 1997: Members of the Church of Fire and Brimstone and God's Almighty Baptizing Wind spend their days and nights serving the Lord and waiting for… Continue Reading Posted in: American Fiction, Families, Grandmothers, Religious Mysteries, Religious Romance

Vinegar Hill

Oprah Book Club® Selection, November 1999: Vinegar Hill is an appropriate address for the characters who populate A. Manette Ansay's novel of the same name. After all, when Ellen Grier… Continue Reading Posted in: Guilt, Intergenerational Relations, Life Change Events, Psychological Fiction, Psychological Literary Fiction

The Glass Menagerie

Harold Bloom's introduction suggests Tennessee Williams is the most literary of American dramatists. Examine The Glass Menagerie with some of the best criticism written about it, including Catastrophe without Violence,… Continue Reading Posted in: American Drama, Brothers And Sisters, Classic Literature & Fiction, Young Women With Disabilities

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