Colby Cedar Smith
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
HL 590L
Physical Desc
564 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Detroit, 1930s. Mary, the American-born daughter of Greek and French immigrants, lives in a tiny apartment with her parents, her brothers, and her twin sister. She questions why her parents ever came to America, while yearning for true love, to own her own business, and to be an independent, modern American woman. Flashbacks to her parents' childhoods connect their stories with Mary's: issues of arranged marriage, learning about independence, and...