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Domestic fiction. Fiction. Historical fiction. Humorous fiction. Novels. Tall tales.Beatty, Pete
Summary: "Big Son is a spirit of the times--the times being 1837. Behind his broad shoulders, shiny hair, and church-organ laugh, Big Son practically made Ohio City all by himself. The feats of this proto-superhero have earned him wonder and whiskey toasts but very little in the way of fortune. And without money, Big cannot become an honest husband to his beloved Cloe (who may or may not want to be his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BEASmith, Betty
Summary: Brooklyn, the 1920s. Margy Shannon-- shy, eager, joyfully optimistic-- lives with her parents and has witnessed how a lifetime of work and poverty has worn them down. Unable to speak up to her overbearing mother, Margy takes refuge in dreams of finding a husband she loves, having children, and living in a nice home. When she meets Frankie Malone, she thinks at last her dreams might be fulfilled...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial Modern Classics 2020