In prose as clean and beautiful as the stark prairie setting, The Plain Sense of Things tells the stories of three generations of a western Nebraska family. These tales of sorrow and hope are connected by the sinews of need and flawed love that keep families together. A farm wife struggles to support her children after the death of her second husband; a young woman grapples with the shift from girlhood to motherhood; World War II wreaks havoc on those left behind; and a failing farmstead breaks a family's heart. Amid hardship and change, these interwoven stories illuminate the resilience and dignity—and the subtle sweetness—of a life lived in clear view of the plain sense of things.
- 240 pages
- English
- PDF
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The Plain Sense of Things
About this book
Table of contents
- Untitled
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Ghost Town
- Hard Times Ahead
- Sliding Down the Milky Way
- Be Careful What You Wish For
- Elitch Gardens
- Never Mind
- Good-Bye, Old kid
- Pipe Dreams
- Wonderful Words of Life
- Lost Boy
- How Is It Where You Are?
- Fibber McGee's Closet
- Secrets
- Saved
- I Wonder Why-Why-Why-Why
- Little Deaths and Minor Resurrections
- Love Songs
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