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Contributor(s): Sullivan, Faith (Author)

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ISBN: 1571310525     ISBN-13: 9781571310521
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2006
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Annotation: This novel revisits the author's most beloved characters from "The Cape Ann," taking them from their hometown to new lives, new dreams, and new risks in San Diego.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical - World War Ii
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Women
Dewey: FIC
Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.62" W x 8.54" L (1.00 lbs) 392 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Southern California
- Geographic Orientation - California
- Locality - San Diego, California
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Topical - Family
Features: Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Awards: Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award, Honor Book, Fiction, 2006
 
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A month after the United States enters World War II, the country is in upheaval -- and so is the Erhardt family. Nine-year-old Lark, her mother Arlene, and Aunt Betty are heading for San Diego, far away from Harvester, Minnesota and Arlene's shiftless husband. In the booming wartime economy, Arlene and Betty are soon at work, leaving Lark alone to explore their new neighborhood, a wartime housing project full of others with similarly uprooted lives. Away from prying eyes and small town expectations, the two women begin to forge new lives and new dreams -- dreams that Lark isn't always comfortable with. This richly detailed novel, told through Lark's observant eyes, reflects the era's tumultuous events in the everyday dramas of its memorable, finely nuanced characters.
 
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