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A Girl Named Frances: The Adventures of Coming of Age In Mid-Century America
A Girl Named Frances: The Adventures of Coming of Age In Mid-Century America in Bloomington, MN
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A Girl Named Frances: The Adventures of Coming of Age In Mid-Century America
is a colorful memoir of growing up during the Great Depression, World War II, and the booming years that followed the war. Even though some circumstances of life were distressing, Frances takes an upbeat approach in ushering us through those times. Her descriptions of people and places take the reader on a journey to another era, as she travels and lives in exotic lands.
Parents of today, a few of whom tend to intervene more in their children's day-to-day activities, might not fully appreciate the free-range parenting of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Frances' parents, while forward-thinking, were also more emblematic of a more innocent time when strangers could be trusted more than in the present day. They allowed Frances exploration, while still encouraging prudence.
After meeting and marrying the man of her dreams while in college, Frances fulfilled her lifelong desire of having a large family. Her eyebrow-raising tales about child-rearing are humorous, when not alarming. She often barely skirts the possible pitfalls of her choices. Her tongue-in-cheek style entertains the reader, even as she whimsically highlights her own foibles.
is a colorful memoir of growing up during the Great Depression, World War II, and the booming years that followed the war. Even though some circumstances of life were distressing, Frances takes an upbeat approach in ushering us through those times. Her descriptions of people and places take the reader on a journey to another era, as she travels and lives in exotic lands.
Parents of today, a few of whom tend to intervene more in their children's day-to-day activities, might not fully appreciate the free-range parenting of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Frances' parents, while forward-thinking, were also more emblematic of a more innocent time when strangers could be trusted more than in the present day. They allowed Frances exploration, while still encouraging prudence.
After meeting and marrying the man of her dreams while in college, Frances fulfilled her lifelong desire of having a large family. Her eyebrow-raising tales about child-rearing are humorous, when not alarming. She often barely skirts the possible pitfalls of her choices. Her tongue-in-cheek style entertains the reader, even as she whimsically highlights her own foibles.
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