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Rich in colorful characters, Feldman''s riveting tale is one of resilience, determination, and hope. Booklist

In an exuberant post WWII New York City, a young woman is forced to reinvent her life and choose between the safe and the ethical, and the men who represent each...

Set in New York City in the heady aftermath of World War II when the men were coming home, the women were exhaling in relief, and everyone was having babies, The Trouble With You is the story of a young woman whose rosy future is upended in a single instant. Raised never to step out of bounds, educated in one of the Sister Seven Colleges for a career as a wife and mother, torn between her cousin Mimi who is determined to keep her a nice girlthe kind that marries a doctorand her aunt Rose who has a rebellious past of her own, Fanny struggles to raise her young daughter and forge a new life by sheer will and pluck. When she gets a job as a secretary to the queen of radio s

The Trouble with You

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    A Paperback / softback by Ellen Feldman

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      Publisher St Martin's Press
      Published 20 February 2024
      ISBN-13 9781250879462
      978-1250879462
      ISBN-10 1250879469
      Also in:
      Feminism and feminist theory

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Rich in colorful characters, Feldman''s riveting tale is one of resilience, determination, and hope. Booklist

      In an exuberant post WWII New York City, a young woman is forced to reinvent her life and choose between the safe and the ethical, and the men who represent each...

      Set in New York City in the heady aftermath of World War II when the men were coming home, the women were exhaling in relief, and everyone was having babies, The Trouble With You is the story of a young woman whose rosy future is upended in a single instant. Raised never to step out of bounds, educated in one of the Sister Seven Colleges for a career as a wife and mother, torn between her cousin Mimi who is determined to keep her a nice girlthe kind that marries a doctorand her aunt Rose who has a rebellious past of her own, Fanny struggles to raise her young daughter and forge a new life by sheer will and pluck. When she gets a job as a secretary to the queen of radio s

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