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- Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
- ISBN: 0156003880
- WAPI (Tower ID): 100601179
- Release Date: May 1, 1996
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Choices" by Mary Lee Settle to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Choices"Browse more products related to "Mary Lee Settle"Review"Settle, who herself left college near the start of World War Two to enlist in the British Royal Air Force, has written a novel that reads like an eyewitness account of a journey through our century. But the artistic magic of 'Choices' lies in its details, how vivdly Settle gives that history local habitation and names. We see the coal-streaked faces and hear the fighter planes engines, sniff both the magnolias and the terror. More than that, though, there is the wisdom, experience and compassion of this richly human tapestry, this saga of a woman whose heart seems to beat in constant sympathy with the hearts of others, a woman of whom Mary Lee Settle writes: 'The day her heart refused to creak and break a little, was the day she wanted to be dead.'" "In this country, the novel of radical passion, the romance of the left, has been traditionally the province of brave self-colonizing little boys with wooden swords--Dos Passos (who shows up in 'Choices'), Jack London, James T. Farrell, Waldo Frank, Clancy Segal, Harvey Swados, even Richard Wright-- who hold their breath and get blue in the face when history lets them down. Mary Lee Settle in choosing to celebrate her southern liberals seems to have her eyes on Doris Lessing and Nadine Gordimer. Knowing the worst, she says, "You do it anyway.' And, yes, being a woman does make a difference. In her crosssings and squares, her stately houses and Moorish castles, her cold mountain caves and war-rubbished convents, instead of an anabolic-snit, we get hospitals, schools, sanctuary, home." "Settle began her prolific career writing plays, and her ear for nuances of dialogue is truly remarkable....'Choices' is above all a wry, tender, intelligent, horrific story about a privileged Southern women's loss of innocence." "A powerful accomplishment..ambitious, unique and beautifully written, spanning the history of one remarkable woman, it shows us the details overlooked in panoramic views, the human spirit triumphant." Publisher's noteThe saga of one woman's extraordinary journey through the maelstrom of this century, Choices tells the story of Melinda Kregg, who leads a safe life built on "guilt-edged" securities in coal. As a Red Cross volunteer, Melinda aids the blacklisted miners involved in the bloody coal-mining strike in Harlan County, Kentucky, and is branded a Communist. Her innocence shattered, Melinda moves to other battlefields, tending to the social wound wherever it may be. AnnotationIn her 13th novel, the National Book Award-winning author Mary Lee Settle narrates the story of an unconventional Southern woman. Melinda Kregg Dunston shirks the life of leisure and joins the Red Cross, gets involved in a bloody coal miners' strike, and volunteers for the Republican cause in Spain. She falls in love with an idealistic young doctor and barely escapes Spain with a young orphan. If You Enjoy "Choices (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Choices (Paperback)" by Mary Lee Settle (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Historical - General Bestsellers
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