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Purple Hearts (Hardcover)
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Set during the turmoil of World War II, ""Purple Hearts"" is the
story of the epileptic scion of an East Texas timber and oil
fortune and his marriage to a stunning stranger desperate for
sanctuary. Though naive and virginal, thirty-year-old Georgie
Karacek wins Sylvia through his charm and kindness. Longing to
prove himself, he then hides his illness to join the army. Sylvia's
relationship with Georgie's overprotective mother proves difficult,
so to make ends meet she takes on a boarder, Robert, in Georgie's
absence. Soon Robert and Sylvia grow close, and he presses her to
run away with him.When Georgie's epilepsy comes to light, he is
discharged, and on returning home he suspects that his bride and
the boarder are lovers. But wartime conditions explode into
rioting, and that uproar puts them at odds with the town when
Georgie helps a black friend flee.""Purple Hearts"" is based
loosely on events in Beaumont, Texas, in July of 1943, when
shipyard workers rampaged following a rumor that a black man had
raped a sailor's wife. Several people died and scores were injured,
and that riot echoed those in Detroit, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
Writer/critic Bryan Woolley has hailed ""Purple Hearts"" as 'the
best novel I've read about the home front during World War
II...[it] illumines the dark fact that there was more to that home
scene than ""Rosie the Riveter"" and ""War Bond"" drives.'
General
Imprint: |
Texas Christian University Press,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2008 |
First published: |
May 2008 |
Authors: |
C.W. Smith
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 34mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
368 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-87565-362-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-87565-362-6 |
Barcode: |
9780875653624 |
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