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Book SynopsisIsabel Garland Lord offers an honest and revealing memoir of growing up in the shadow of her famous father, the pioneering realist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hamlin Garland. Written in the 1960s,
A Summer to Be movingly weaves the story of Lord's own coming of age that is also a snapshot of American literary culture during the first decades of the twentieth century.
Trade Review“
A Summer to Be is an intimate glimpse at Garland’s life during the twentieth century when the radical realist became a conservative arbiter of literary standards and when the roving bachelor became a loving father and a controlling patriarch. . . . In editing this work, Keith Newlin has performed a great literary service, his introduction and notes providing the context that unifies the work.”—Roark Mulligan,
Studies in American Naturalism"Keith Newlin's superb introduction and notes contextualize the memoir and make it a valuable addition to Garland scholarship."—Marcia Noe,
Annals of IowaTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsForeword by Victoria Doyle-JonesIntroduction by Keith Newlin1. The Beginning2. Chicago3. West Salem4. Fire5. West and East6. Onteora7. England8. A Singer9. The Stage10. Marriage11. Home12. A Meeting13. Work14. Love15. Flight16. An Answer17. Christmas18. Peace19. The Journal20. Autumn21. Goodbye22. Return23. The Valley24. The End of the TrailIndex
