Mother Country

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Summary: stories.....
Review: This is a novel of place and time and stories, lots of stories. The 'black clad widows', immigrants from Eastern Europe, tell stories; the fictitious town of Taylor, NV, is rife with stories about past events and about its many (well developed) characters. As Leon weaves her tale and vividly evokes a place for our mind's eye, the reader is introduced to lives, terrain and people unknown to most of us. The community of miners who live 'south of Main Street' protects its eccentrics, its young people and its secrets. And the stories of the grandmothers are like the stories of all grandmothers: they keep alive the traditions and provide a continuity, in this case, from the Old World to the Nevada of the 1950's.

Rating:
Summary: stories.....
Review: This is a novel of place and time and stories, lots of stories. The 'black clad widows', immigrants from Eastern Europe, tell stories; the fictitious town of Taylor, NV, is rife with stories about past events and about its many (well developed) characters. As Leon weaves her tale and vividly evokes a place for our mind's eye, the reader is introduced to lives, terrain and people unknown to most of us. The community of miners who live 'south of Main Street' protects its eccentrics, its young people and its secrets. And the stories of the grandmothers are like the stories of all grandmothers: they keep alive the traditions and provide a continuity, in this case, from the Old World to the Nevada of the 1950's.