| Lewis Winslow has heavily invested in the stock market, but the crash of '29 leaves him a pauper. His daughter, Hannah Winslow, by all accounts a reclusive young woman, finds a deed to some property her mother's family owns. With the help of Clinton Longstreet, the Winslows make their way from NYC down to rural Ga. Can they learn to adjust to country life?
Kat Winslow, at 13, adjusts best to these new life conditions. However, her sisters, Jenny and Hannah, and her brother Josh, don't seem to be taking the changes with anything resembling good grace. Josh, a raging drunk before the crash, becomes a bootlegger to feed his alcoholic appetite. Clinton Longstreet has never had much of a family. Now, he helps put the pieces of this broken famliy together. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1900-1920's Poverty, surviving Yes Kind of living: - farm poverty Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - society Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 10 () United States Yes The US: - Northeast - Deep South Writing Style Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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