Barbara J. Taylor (2)
Auteur de Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Barbara J. Taylor, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
Séries
Œuvres de Barbara J. Taylor
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
- Études
- Wilkes University (MFA)
- Professions
- Teacher of English
Author - Organisations
- Osteogenesis Imperfect Foundation
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 105
- Popularité
- #183,191
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 33
- ISBN
- 39
- Langues
- 4
Violet Morgan has risen above the guilt she felt as a child over the death of her older sister, Daisy, partly as a result of taking on much of the responsibility of raising her new baby sister, Lily, in the face of their mother's emotional illness and their father's progressive work-related physical decline. Lily has been no easy charge. Spoiled from birth, and reckless with it, she now finds herself "in the family way" at 16, and being shuttled off to a Philadelphia home for unwed mothers, accompanied by Violet. Ostensibly, the girls are leaving Scranton to spend some time with their newly married aunt in Buffalo, to help her set up housekeeping. This is only the first of many deceptions, most of them equally well-intentioned, that move this story along. Naturally, secrets are found out, misunderstandings go unresolved, coincidences lead to revelations...everything you might expect to find in a good Dickens novel, in a tighter, more page-turning style. Again, the characters are well drawn, local history is incorporated almost seamlessly into the story, and nothing is quite predictable. Some larger historical events play a role here as well, as we learn about some positive medical advances, the unsavory beginnings of the eugenics movement, and internal disputes in labor organizations. Not Great Literature, but darned good reading. And I hope Ms. Taylor has another one incubating… (plus d'informations)