The Sorry World (Satterfield Saga)

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Summary: The Literary World's Lost Generation
Review: Two brothers, identical twins, forsake the mountains of West Virginia and seek their destinies in New York City. Blair Satterfield, the novelist, encounters early success, though not of the kind he anticipated. Brighton Satterfield, the playwright, meets hard times and finds his career sidetracked by a journey through Hollywood's writers' community where the pay is great but individual rewards slight. Just as the future begins to look golden, the clouds of war descend. Both Satterfields join the army, each seeking the material that will let him produce the great American novel. Blair serves in Europe while Bright struggles in the Pacific. They survive and return home to encounter tragedy.