Far to Go |
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| Author:
| Ellis, Julie |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56895-302-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1996 |
| Publisher: | Cengage Gale
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| Imprint: | Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Born to doting, generous parents in an affluent Georgia suburb, Fran Goldman finds her life untouched by the struggles and hardships of the Great Depression. Yet she is deeply moved by the suffering around her and frustrated by the lack of opportunities open to Southern women in the 1930s. Her search to bring adventure and meaning to her life draws her to an idealistic young law student. They marry and move to New York, where in a fleeting few years Fran finds herself a widow with two...
More DescriptionBorn to doting, generous parents in an affluent Georgia suburb, Fran Goldman finds her life untouched by the struggles and hardships of the Great Depression. Yet she is deeply moved by the suffering around her and frustrated by the lack of opportunities open to Southern women in the 1930s. Her search to bring adventure and meaning to her life draws her to an idealistic young law student. They marry and move to New York, where in a fleeting few years Fran finds herself a widow with two young daughters to raise. These daughters and their daughters reap the harvest of opportunities opened to women in the ensuing decades.