“Junior was eleven. The statement is significant. There are a few peevish people in the world who believe that all eleven-year-old boys ought to be hung. Others, less irritable, think that gently chloroforming them would seem more humane. A great many good-natured folks contend that incarceration for a couple of years would prove the best way to dispose of them.”
In this novel, the complexities of family relationships and the search for self are examined through the lens of a mother's life and experiences. more
Bess Streeter Aldrich was an American author born on February 17, 1881, and died on August 3, 1954. Known for her depiction of rural life in the American Midwest, her works, such as 'The Little City', have become classics of American literature. more
“I didn't really care much about anything, so I guess I felt fine.”
“Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse.”