JennRap
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
Jennifer
Sonora
CA
USA
63 Posts
Posted - Jan 29 2023 : 7:48:24 PM
I haven't actually sat to read an entire book in years....just too busy running my business to take time for "me". I loved to read as a child and teen. I'd sit up late on the weekend reading into the early morning hours. Well, I've gotten a recent interest in historical fiction, a favorite of my daughter who is a high school English literature teacher. I just started a book about the depression written from the point of view of 3 sisters. Each sister tells the story from "her point of view" and of course it differs from the other sisters. My Grandmother's both told us stories of living during the Depression and during the Dust Bowl. In fact my maternal grandmother wrote a short book about her family experiences during the Dust Bowl. Anyway, just wanted to share and see if there are any other Farmgirl Sisters out there with a similar interest. If so what books have you read? What most interests you about these eras?
Jennifer Rapoza California - Idaho bound in 2023! <3
levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9299 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9299 Posts
Posted - Jan 30 2023 : 10:43:40 AM
I love to read and enjoy historical fiction. Mostly I like G.A.Henty for that kind of reading.
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" Psalm 119:105
Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3460 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3460 Posts
Posted - Jan 31 2023 : 10:12:10 AM
Historical fiction is also a favorite of mine. MaryJane posted , long ago, the book Little Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish. It is about Kalish's own experience growing up during the Great Depression. I have read it 3 times!! It is packed full of life and realities of the way life was challenged in these times of widespread poverty. I highly recommend it to anyone for a fun but serious book.
Winnie Nielsen #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015
Winter Reading....historical fiction
Posted - Jan 29 2023 : 7:48:24 PM
