AS STATED IN THE AUTHOR'S COMMENTS, THE BOOK IS ABOUT AN ORDINARY ILLINOIS FARM FAMILY OF THE 1930'S WHICH SURVIVED THE BAD ECONOMY OF THE DEPRESSION YEARS AND THE STRESSFUL PERIOD LEADING UP TO AND DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. IT IS WRITTEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A YOUNG BOY WHO SLOWLY MATURED DURING THAT PERIOD, DESCRIBING SOME OF THE STRESSES AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF LIFE UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES BY GIVING TRIBUTE TO THE GOOD THINGS DONE BY HIS PARENTS FOR THE CHILDREN IN THE FAMILY, AND THAT HE WOULD NOT TRADE HIS EXPERIENCES OR FAMILY FOR THAT OF ANY OTHER.
AS STATED IN THE AUTHOR'S COMMENTS, THE BOOK IS ABOUT AN ORDINARY ILLINOIS FARM FAMILY OF THE 1930'S WHICH SURVIVED THE BAD ECONOMY OF THE DEPRESSION YEARS AND THE STRESSFUL PERIOD LEADING UP TO AND DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. IT IS WRITTEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A YOUNG BOY WHO SLOWLY MATURED DURING THAT PERIOD, DESCRIBING SOME OF THE STRESSES AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF LIFE UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES BY GIVING TRIBUTE TO THE GOOD THINGS DONE BY HIS PARENTS FOR THE CHILDREN IN THE FAMILY, AND THAT HE WOULD NOT TRADE HIS EXPERIENCES OR FAMILY FOR THAT OF ANY OTHER.
Title: My Only Child. Poems in her memory.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest...
Memory Minder is a very lovable grandmother figure. She favours green because it is a calming colour. Like a librarian, she stores everyone's memories, from the day they were born until the day they...
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