1930s Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/1930s/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Sat, 15 Aug 2020 17:36:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-books-on-table-2-150x150.jpg 1930s Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/1930s/ 32 32 38398750 The Woman Before Wallis: A Novel https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/07/the-woman-before-wallis-a-novel/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/07/the-woman-before-wallis-a-novel/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2020 04:10:33 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=14634 My love of British royalty is old news. Earlier in the month I read, The Heir Affair, about the fictional modern-day travails of a newly married Prince of Wales and his American bride. I loved it and am happy to be back today with historical fiction about the real royal family. Bryn Turnbull’s The Woman […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/07/the-woman-before-wallis-a-novel/feed/ 2 14634 Another Side of Paradise https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/06/another-side-of-paradise/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/06/another-side-of-paradise/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2018 07:10:42 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=10787 In case you’ve forgotten the details of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life, here’s a quick recap: after his early, stunning literary successes he dumped his wife Zelda in an institution and headed to Hollywood to try and earn a living as a screenwriter, because he was deep in debt and his literary gifts have disappeared in […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/06/another-side-of-paradise/feed/ 2 10787 Rare Objects: A Novel https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/04/rare-objects-novel/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/04/rare-objects-novel/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2016 07:17:36 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=6254   Before we’ve even met her Maeve has lived a lot of life for a twenty-five-year-old woman in the 1930s. After secretarial school she leaves Boston for New York City, using the lie of a big job opportunity as a way to get out of marriage and town. But because no such job existed in […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/04/rare-objects-novel/feed/ 1 6254 Evergreen: A Novel https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2014/07/evergreen-novel/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2014/07/evergreen-novel/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2014 07:39:47 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=3046 A small cabin without running water, indoor plumbing, or electricity, in the wilderness of Minnesota is the setting for Rebecca Rasmussen’s new novel, Evergreen. In it, the young Evaline joins her new husband Emil who hopes to build their life as a taxidermist to the numerous hunters and sportsmen who live in the region’s lumber […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2014/07/evergreen-novel/feed/ 3 3046 Euphoria: A Novel https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2014/06/euphoria-novel/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2014/06/euphoria-novel/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2014 07:19:51 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=2943 It’s that moment about two months in, when you think you’ve finally got a handle on the place. Suddenly it feels within your grasp. It’s a delusion—you’ve only been there eight weeks—and it’s followed by the complete despair of ever understanding anything. But at that moment the place feels entirely yours. It’s the briefest purest […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2014/06/euphoria-novel/feed/ 3 2943 Guests on Earth https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/12/guests-on-earth/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/12/guests-on-earth/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2013 08:04:39 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=2314   Guests on Earth: A Novel by Lee Smith is the story of an orphan, thirteen-year-old Evalina Toussaint, who, after her mother dies, is sent to the Highland Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, because she stops eating. Highland is a renowned mental health institution knowing for principles of healthful eating and activity as a cure for […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/12/guests-on-earth/feed/ 6 2314 Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/09/laura-lamonts-life-in-pictures/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/09/laura-lamonts-life-in-pictures/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:10:51 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=508 From an idyllic childhood near the lakes of Wisconsin to the glamour of Hollywood’s studio days, Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures traces Elsa Emerson’s journey to becoming Laura Lamont.Elsa’s family is in the theater business, running a small company in Door County, Wisconsin. The summer she is nine her father is convinced to give her […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/09/laura-lamonts-life-in-pictures/feed/ 1 508 Rules of Civility https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/08/rules-of-civility/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/08/rules-of-civility/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:20:46 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=175   It is a rare occasion when the title of a book not only hints at the plot but perfectly describes the stylistic tone as well. The Rules of Civility is just such a book and it is a grand first effort for author Amor Towles. Towles takes us into Manhattan in 1938. Wealthy Manhattan, […]

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