Don't Put the Boats Away
A Novel
Seiten
2019
She Writes Press (Verlag)
978-1-63152-602-2 (ISBN)
She Writes Press (Verlag)
978-1-63152-602-2 (ISBN)
The sequel to the historical novel Eleanor's Wars, winner of the 2016 Benjamin Franklin Gold Award for Best New Voice: Fiction, Don't Put the Boats Away is a character-driven story about the privileged Sutton family's struggles with PTSD, alcoholism, divorce, and professional setbacks following World War II.
In the aftermath of World War II, the members of the Sutton family are reeling from the death of their 'golden boy,' Eddie. Over the next twenty-five years, they all struggle with loss, grief, and mourning. Daughter Harriet and son Nat attempt to fill the void Eddie left behind: Harriet becomes a chemist despite an inhospitable culture for career women in the 1940s and '50s, hoping to move into the family business in New Jersey, while Nat aims to be a jazz musician. Both fight with their autocratic father, George, over their professional ambitions as they come of age. Their mother, Eleanor, who has PTSD as a result of driving an ambulance during the Great War, wrestles with guilt over never telling Eddie about the horrors of war before he enlisted. As the members of the family attempt to rebuild their lives, they pay high prices, including divorce and alcoholism - but in the end, they all make peace with their losses, each in his or her own way.
In the aftermath of World War II, the members of the Sutton family are reeling from the death of their 'golden boy,' Eddie. Over the next twenty-five years, they all struggle with loss, grief, and mourning. Daughter Harriet and son Nat attempt to fill the void Eddie left behind: Harriet becomes a chemist despite an inhospitable culture for career women in the 1940s and '50s, hoping to move into the family business in New Jersey, while Nat aims to be a jazz musician. Both fight with their autocratic father, George, over their professional ambitions as they come of age. Their mother, Eleanor, who has PTSD as a result of driving an ambulance during the Great War, wrestles with guilt over never telling Eddie about the horrors of war before he enlisted. As the members of the family attempt to rebuild their lives, they pay high prices, including divorce and alcoholism - but in the end, they all make peace with their losses, each in his or her own way.
Ames Sheldon worked as a reporter for two small-town newspapers in Minnesota before becoming lead author and editor of Women's History Sources: A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the United States, which ignited her passion for studying and writing about the history of women in America. After that, Sheldon ventured into the world of creative nonfiction, writing grant proposals and raising funds for the Sierra Club in San Francisco, the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, the Minneapolis Public Library, and a variety of other nonprofits. She lives with her husband in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.01.2019 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Historische Romane |
| Literatur ► Märchen / Sagen | |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Schwangerschaft / Geburt | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Vorschulpädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-63152-602-2 / 1631526022 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-63152-602-2 / 9781631526022 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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