The Short Summer
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- Synopsis
- Author of THE YEARS OF THE LOCUST, etc. Once upon a time there was a town -where contented people lived. Their world was small and compact, stretching out scarcely twenty miles in any direction, its elements were familiar and dependable. A man knew what to expect in this world, both for himself and for his children. If anyone gave the matter a thought at all, it was to be sure that things would go on like this forever. Then came a summer. After its days were over, nothing would ever be the same again. The time was 1914. The place; a small town in Missouri. The characters: the Gregory family— Margie, a young girl in love Tony, her brother, rebelliously courting a flapper Cousin Rosamund, beautiful but a bit dumb Cousin ]Buford, a headstrong boy getting into a peck of trouble Old Miss Bea, the grandmother, who had learned to look upon love, youth and the prospect of world war with an ageless wisdom. The short summer displays to perfection those qualities which have characterized all of Loula Grace Erdman’s novels—a warm yet discerning feeling for people and places, and a sensitive insight into events in the American past that have shaped and changed our lives. our
- Copyright:
- 1958
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 304 Pages
- Publisher:
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Date of Addition:
- 09/20/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Loula Grace Erdman
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Teens, Literature and Fiction
- Reading Age:
- 15 and up
- Submitted By:
- Melba June Thompson
- Proofread By:
- Lynn Thompson
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.