Monday, January 18, 2016

Some Luck by Jane Smiley




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This novel is the first of a trilogy that covers 100 years in the lives of an American family.  The book starts with a couple who are starting out on their Iowa farm in 1920 and ends as the children now have their own children.  One couple live-in New York City and one in Washington DC.  They have shared memories of WWI,  experienced the great depression,  and WWII.  There is an aunt that moves to Chicago and marries a Jewish man and when he is killed in WWII she moves to San Francisco with her daughter.  Toward the end of the book she is being interviewed by the un-American Activities people.  I really liked Some Luck and can't wait to get to the second book of the trilogy.  I am sure it will make my top ten list for 2016.  Please click on the author's name and book title above to follow the links to more information and enjoy the video that follows. 





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