A War of Her Own is a compelling World War II historical novel, set in Orange . I really appreciate that, especially the attention to detail all of her books employ
In the summer of 1943, Orange, Texas, is a sleepy little town overrun with tens of thousands of new workers. A War of Her Own is Sylvia Dickey Smith's best effort yet. Characters are vividly drawn, and the development of Bea Meade from a submissive wife to an independent woman is well done. I really appreciate that, especially the attention to detail all of her books employ. I don't like a book to preach or teach to me, but I do like to learn a little bit while reading and this book does just that.
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by Sylvia Dickey Smith. In the summer of 1943, Orange, Texas, is a sleepy little town overrun with tens of thousands of new workers. With jobs galore at the wartime shipyards, the workers are rich with cash and looking for a good time.
A war novel (also known as military fiction) is, as its name implies, a novel about war. It is a novel in which the primary action takes place on a battlefield, or in a civilian setting (or home front), where the characters are preoccupied with the . It is a novel in which the primary action takes place on a battlefield, or in a civilian setting (or home front), where the characters are preoccupied with the preparations for, suffering the effects of, or recovering from war. Many war novels are historical novels.
A War of Her Own is a compelling World War II historical novel set in Orange, Texas, in 1943, about a Texas version of Rosie . Author Sylvia Dickey Smith was born in Orange, Texas, and lived there through her high school years. She now lives in Georgetown, Texas, near Austin.
In the summer of 1943, Orange, Texas, is a sleepy little town overrun with tens of thousands of new workers.
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A War of Her Own is set in the summer of 1943 in Orange, Texas, a sleepy little town overrun with tens of thousands of new . Dallas Morning News. Winner, Best Novel of the Year, Press Women of Texas.
A War of Her Own is set in the summer of 1943 in Orange, Texas, a sleepy little town overrun with tens of thousands of new workers. With jobs galore at the wartime shipyards, the workers are rich with cash, eager for excitement, and looking for a good time. In the midst of this, Bea Meade, mother of an infant son, finds her life shattered when her philandering husband announces he is leaving her for another woman. This historical novel by Austin–area author Sylvia Dickey Smith offers the captivating tale o. iew more.
Literature, world war II. Writers have long drawn on the . Writers have long drawn on the experiences of war to examine themes such as race, power, democracy, and human behavior under conditions of stress. Partly through addressing these and similar issues with unprecedented candor and realism, . World War II novels comprise the most varied category in . Reflecting the views of their own generation, authors writing about World War II generally accepted the justness of that war and the necessity of ridding the world of Nazi totalitarianism and Japanese militarism.
In the summer of 1943, Orange, Texas, is a sleepy little town overrun with tens of thousands of new workers. With jobs galore at the wartime shipyards, the workers are rich with cash and looking for a good time.
Bea Meade, mother of an infant son, finds her life shattered when her philandering husband announces he is leaving her for another woman. To make ends meet, Bea takes a job at a shipyard as a riveter. Meanwhile, she searches for the love missing in her life.
Life is good for everyone in Orange--except Bea, who has to fight her own battles against a no-good husband, the prejudice facing women in the workplace, and the mysteries of her own past.
Bea's journey to discover who she really is, a vibrant woman of her times, serves up an entertaining story of the World War II homefront you'll remember long after the final pages.