Books Free Download ...And Ladies of the Club

Declare Books Conducive To ...And Ladies of the Club

Original Title:	"...And Ladies of the Club"
ISBN:	0425174409 (ISBN13: 9780425174401)
Edition Language:	English

...And Ladies of the Club

Helen Hooven Santmyer

Paperback | Pages: 1184 pages

Rating: 4.14 | 12135 Users | 548 Reviews

Be Specific About About Books ...And Ladies of the Club

Title	:	...And Ladies of the Club
Author	:	Helen Hooven Santmyer
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 1184 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2000 by Berkley Trade (first published 1982)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Classics

Chronicle In Favor Of Books ...And Ladies of the Club

A #1 New York Times bestseller--and an American classic--now in trade paperback...

A groundbreaking bestseller with two and a half million copies in print, "...And Ladies of the Club" centers on the members of a book club and their struggles to understand themselves, each other, and the tumultuous world they live in. A true classic, it is sure to enchant, enthrall, and intrigue readers for years to come.

Rating About Books ...And Ladies of the Club

Ratings: 4.14 From 12135 Users | 548 Reviews

Critique About Books ...And Ladies of the Club

Follows two ladies--and one in particular--who start a book club and lending library in their fictional Ohio town not long after the end of the Civil War. Follows them, their families, friends, loves, and losses--and their politics--into the next century. Being real historical fiction, its characters don't see the world just like we do. Their heads are filled up with worries and concerns like ours are, but their assumptions about life, love, and the way things are, are just a little different.

Follows two ladies--and one in particular--who start a book club and lending library in their fictional Ohio town not long after the end of the Civil War. Follows them, their families, friends, loves, and losses--and their politics--into the next century. Being real historical fiction, its characters don't see the world just like we do. Their heads are filled up with worries and concerns like ours are, but their assumptions about life, love, and the way things are, are just a little different.

I read this book soon after it came out and still have my beat up hardback copy of the book. I know several people that were unable to get into this book, but it seems like if you like it, you actually love it. The author tracks the lives of two young women (recent graduates of a female academy in a small Ohio town)from shortly after the Civil War through the first decades of the twentieth century. The story of the women (as well as the small town) is told through the activities of a women's

This epic spans the years immediately after the end of the Civil War to just before the meltdown of the Depression. Three generations of women and their families make up the cast. I am relieved to have not lived in this little town. There are many characters, but only one decent human being in the bunch, Anne Cochran Gordon. The others are self-serving, bitter, racist, anything (but WASP) haters. At least one woman intentionally spread hateful gossip that led to a decent marriage falling apart.

Growing up only a few counties from the southwestern Ohio setting of this story added to my interest. I would love this book no matter where I was from. It's usually packaged to look like a romantic novel and there is an element of that, but this is a meticulously researched historical novel. The people and relationships are so realistic that it's a satisfying read for anyone. You'll laugh, you'll cry. Run, don't walk, to get a copy of this book.Suggestion: Twice now, I've read Gone With the

I finished this book in July 1985. I was on bedrest for my 2nd pregnancy, my first ended in miscarriage. It took almost my entire pregnancy to read this book. I would lay there on the couch, w/this big, fat heavy book resting on my stomach & the baby would kick it, so I would try to find another position. I loved this book & was sad when it ended. I saw Ms Santmyer interviewed on TV from the rest home where she was living. She had got a new perm in honor of the occasion. She died in

My mother had this fat book (more than 1,000 pages) on her shelf for years, so I grabbed it when I was at a second-hand book sale with a $2 bag I needed to fill in 15 minutes.So far, it's been well worth the 50 cents or so I spent on the book. It's about a group of ladies who create a Women's Club right after the Civil War, and Helen Hoover Santmyer does a great job recreating the era and imagining the relationships among these women. I'm glad that I have another 700 pages that I get to spend