{"product_id":"to-make-my-bread-9781590774366","title":"To Make My Bread","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis classic novel, written in the midst of the Great Depression, translates the themes of Balzac to a Southern Appalachian setting. Lumpkin traces the path of the McClure family as they move from living as poor bootleggers in the mountains to living in a mill town, earning a pittance as factory workers. The McClures are navigating the treacherous path of industrialization without a safety net, even as the entire country reels with the effects of the Depression.   Lumpkin weaves a story in poetic mountains speech, moving through powerful religious experiences, through lawless love, and reaching a tremendous climax in a mill strike waged with all the desperation of a life and death struggle. Without literary tricks or devices she achieves tremendous emotional effects through sincerity and realism.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI cannot imagine how anyone could read To Make My Bread and not be moved by it. * The Nation *\u003cbr\u003eIt takes in its comprehensive sweep the whole flow of a primitive mountain people...outstanding. * The New Republic *\u003cbr\u003eMiss Lumpkin conquers by the depth of her human sympathy, by the fidelity of her characterization. * London Times *","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515945062743,"sku":"9781590774366","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781590774366.jpg?v=1745428303","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/to-make-my-bread-9781590774366","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}