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by | July 27, 2010

Rainwater: A Novel by Sandra Brown

The year is 1934. With the country in the stranglehold of drought and economic depression, Ella Barron runs her Texas boardinghouse with an efficiency that ensures her life will be kept in balance. She also cares for her ten-year-old son, … Continue reading →

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by | December 16, 2009

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

I never knew I wanted to read about life in a traveling circus during the Great Depression before I read this book. But now I want to read another book about it that’s equally good. The story itself switches back … Continue reading →

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