Bronx 1940's, two sisters and their half-brother struggle for childhood happiness under abnormal conditions and circumstances imposed on them by their single-parent mother's psychotic moods. The men who fall in love with her also are affected. Emotional story. One cries, laughs, too.
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Bronx, post WWII, single-parent manic-depressive mother has abusive attitudes toward her children, a reflection of her early life. -- PoughkeepsieJournalBooks-O.R.Lorenzo, July 13, 2002
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The love for his two young daughters by the legally separated father and love for his son, the half-brother, by the unmarried father enabled the children to exist imaginatively so as to survive and avoid unwarranted cruelty.
Fine emotional drama!
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I hope Dinah Leigh writes a sequel..excellent!,
By stinkystu "agparrots" (Poughquag, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Surviving Sarah (Paperback)
Easy to read, larger than normal type. Beautiful, hard working but manic-depressive single mother harshly raising 3 kids in late 40's Bronx. The oldest child takes the brunt of her wild mood swings. A definite "must read".
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When you are really young and awaken on a hot summer morning buried under your sheets in a totally curled up and sweated condition, you still smell good, you still smell sweet. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Aunt Sperina, Aunt Jane, Aunt Lydia, New York City, China Doll, Brighton Beach, Clark Gable, City Island, Long Island, Uncle Benito, Uncle Charlie, United States, Errol Flynn, John's Grocery Store, Orchard Beach, William Edward Bednarz, Arthur Avenue, Daniel Murphy, Pine Bush, Taylor Avenue, Vivian Leigh New!
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When you are really young and awaken on a hot summer morning buried under your sheets in a totally curled up and sweated condition, you still smell good, you still smell sweet. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Aunt Sperina, Aunt Jane, Aunt Lydia, New York City, China Doll, Brighton Beach, Clark Gable, City Island, Long Island, Uncle Benito, Uncle Charlie, United States, Errol Flynn, John's Grocery Store, Orchard Beach, William Edward Bednarz, Arthur Avenue, Daniel Murphy, Pine Bush, Taylor Avenue, Vivian Leigh New!
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