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What I Am Currently Reading: A Bridge Named Susan

August 14, 2017 by Melissa Leave a Comment

What I Am Currently Reading

Well, I have a little confession to make, I am not currently reading this book but read it a few weeks ago. And I totally forget to write about it.  So here it goes. I totally love this book. It is based during the depression and I can honestly say that even though it is probably the most depressing time in history ( sorry no pun intended), this book was really uplifting. When everything that could go wrong the main character still manages to look on the bright side toward the future instead … [Read more...]

Filed Under: reviews Tagged With: great depression, love, romance, true stories

Author shares family’s struggle through the Great Depression

June 11, 2017 by Melissa Leave a Comment

  Sharon Chase Hoseley’s mother, Susan, spent a subzero winter living in a tent. Her husband was even colder. During a time when character and endurance were tested, Susan was building her life on faith. In “A Bridge Named Susan,” Hoseley tells her mother’s story, connected by family bridges. Susan left the relationship of a distant mother, only to marry an even more distant man and work partner, during the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. “My … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Releases Tagged With: autobiography, great depression

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