!!Free nook book alert!!
I downloaded this book for free for my nook at barnesandnoble.com
Once again, I was surprised with a free book.
This is definitely not like the last free book I reviewed, Life, Love and a Polar Bear Tattoo.
This book takes place during the Depression era, and follows a family, Daniel and his wife, LaDaisy while they've been separated. Daniel is a veteran without a job due to the economy who leaves home in search of peace from nightmares, love for himself, and a steady income.
It is a long time coming. During the years that he is away, LaDaisy is left at home with their four children (only 3 of which Daniel knew about) and her father-in-law, Saul.
Daniel meets some interesting characters during his stint as a vagrant, hobo, beggar, or whatever name he happened to be called by various people. He is cheated by a man who hires him. He eats dandelions to survive when there is nothing else.
LaDaisy faces her own problems at home. Her sister, Ida Mae, is pregnant with her first child by a husband she does not know (but thinks she does), her mother is overbearing (whose mother isn't?), her land is ravaged by a tornado, she is trying to make a living by doing laundry and wet-nursing a neighbor baby for the mother who cannot, and she is behind on her rent.
It is a devastating story about what life was like during the Depression, and what life could be like again in the wake of a repeat of history. The connection between the husband and wife, even after the heartbreak and abandonment, is beautiful, as is how all the characters come together in the end - LaDaisy, Daniel, Ida Mae, the mother, the father-in-law, and even a vagrant boy.
This is a must read for people who like historical books, war fiction, Depression fiction, etc.
The author herself was a child of the Depression, born in 1932.
**Content Advisory: foul language, rape scene. My personal suggestion, probably not recommended for children under 18, but can probably be accepted by 16+.
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