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Tag Archives: Poverty
The Poor Among Us
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is a well-known Top 150 20th Century novel which is semi-autobiographical. Over the course of the early 1900’s, the main character Francie and her family reside in several tenements in Brooklyn. Her … Continue reading
The Hatfields and McCoys
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of Family and Culture in Crisis by J D Vance is a book I’ve been meaning to read for a long while. This is a sad, but true tale written by a young man who had … Continue reading
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Tagged Appalachia, Books, hillbilly, Hillbilly Elegy A Memoir of Family and Culture in Crisis, JD Vance, memoir, Poverty
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God Bless the Child
An Invisible Thread: The true story of an 11-year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive, and an unlikely meeting with destiny by Laura Schroff is a “get your tissues ready” memoir about a soul connection which occurred between an eleven-year-old at risk … Continue reading
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Tagged alcoholism, An invisible thread, child abuse, drug addiction, Laura schroff, New York City, Poverty
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Degrees of Separation
Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout is another gripping novel by an excellent writer. If you have read her previous novel My Name is Lucy Barton, you will certainly appreciate this continuation of the characters in that book. This story … Continue reading
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Tagged adultry, Anything is Possible, Books, child abuse, divorce, Elizabeth Strout, fiction, Illinois, Korean War, Poverty, ptsd, rock river, Rockford, theater, Vietnam
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Unwelcome
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is a fictional family saga about Koreans living in Japan during and after World War Two. It is almost 500 pages in length and took me weeks to read. The tale involves a young Korean … Continue reading
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Tagged Japan, Korea, min jun lee, oppression, Pachinko, Poverty, world war two
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Home Sweet Home
All Over But the Shoutin’ by Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Bragg is a five-star memoir which melted my heart like butter on a warm biscuit. Raised in poverty in rural Alabama, Rick recalls his life and rise to the pinnacle of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, alcoholism, all over but the shoutin', Atlanta, Books, Haiti, Harvard, journalism, Korean War, memoir, Miami, non-fiction, NY Times, NYC, Poverty, Pulitzer Prize, Rick Bragg, The South
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