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Love And Lament (2013)

by John Milliken Thompson(Favorite Author)

3.33 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1590515870 (ISBN13: 9781590515877)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Other Press

review 1: A saga of a young girl coming to age in North Caroline from 1893 -1919. i really enjoyed this period as the main character MaryBeth was about the same age as my own grandmother. Marybeth faces the death of most of her family early in the book. I enjoyed how the book portrayed women's life choices in this period. On the negative side I do have agree with some of the other reviewers it has some slow parts.
review 2: There is indeed much love, and much lament, in this novel about a young girl coming of age in rural North Carolina. The story takes us from 1893 to 1919, years in which the main character, Mary Bet, comes of age, loses most of her family, struggles with life, love, sin and finding her place in a new and changing world...one filled both with danger, ... morehardship, war, and joy, friendship, opportunity and forgiveness. I love Mary Bet Hartsoe and her love of her family, her spirit...this girl/woman's going to remain with me a long time! Thank you, John Milliken Thompson, for your beautiful prose...it's a joy to read your books! less

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