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coroboreefarm
Aug 14, 2015
Beautifully written by a masterful storyteller, this book is very different from Anita Diamant's previous works, but it is equally enjoyable. It is written with the same attention to historical detail, and character development as The Red Tent, but because it is written as an oral memoir, the style is more straightforward and unembellished. This moving portrait of the life of eighty-five year old Addie Baum is revealed as she tells her story to her twenty-two year old granddaughter Ava. An inspirational glimpse into an era when a generation of immigrant women were able to find their place and voice in a new world, this story would spark great discussion as a book club choice.