This book has been recommended to me by a large and disparate group of friends, family, acquaintances. And it's the pick for next month's book group discussion - which will be at my house.
It's not great literature - but it is a good read. It belongs to that ever-growing body of "Southern women regional writers" that I am wont to bring up from time to time.I have often said that if I ever went back to finish my master's degree, my thesis would be about this particular category of female authors. I often wonder why there isn't a category for "Southern California women regional writers!"
I wonder how many men would enjoy it. Is it truly just for women talking to other women? Somehow these women know how to capture our interest. The stories are somewhat removed from my own personal experience, but I can still relate. This one does deal with the 60's and all that entailed, but actually in a somewhat superficial way. But the superficiality isn't a stumbling block.
It's certainly a popular book. And as I said before, a good read.
And sometimes that's all I want from a book!
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This was a fun book to read. It came to me after a variety of my friends recommended it.
It was interesting for me to read about white women hiring black women to clean, cook, and raise their children yet not let them eat at their tables or use their bathrooms. It made me wonder if there are still any types of these things happening right now in 2010, but we just don't see it? They sure didn't!
I think it is still that way in some people's minds - but I don't think they voice it - thank heavens!
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