Against a Darkening Sky (Paperback)

An unaccented chronicle of growing storm signals as the changing times are reflected in the life of Mary Perrault and her children. A sturdy, wholesome, intelligent Scotswoman immigrated to America and settled in California, Mary and her husband give their family a respectable but not luxurious life, make their way with patience and endurance. As the children grew up and values shift, Mary feels the world, by then in this war, has changed completely. Her daughter Melanie presents problems in her ??beaux, in her choice of jobs, the boys are threatened by violence on the outside, and Mary herself is unable to hold her standard of neighborliness and friendship. Simple, honest annals, adequately recorded. (Kirkus Reviews)

Against a Darkening Sky was original published in 1943. Set in a semi-rural community south of San Francisco, it is the story of an American mother of the mid-1930s and the sustaining influence she brings, through her own profound strength and faith, to the lives of her four growing children. Scottish by birth, but long a resident of America, Mary Perrault is married to a Swiss-French gardener. Their life in South Encina, though anything but lavish, is gay, serene, and friendly. As their children mature and the world outside, less peaceful and secure than the Perrault home, begins to threaten the equilibrium of their tranquil lives, Mrs. Perrault becomes increasingly aware of a moral wilderness rising from the physical wilderness which her generation has barely conquered. Her struggle to influence, while not invading the lives of her children is the focus of this novel of family life during the depression years.

General

Imprint:	Swallow Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1985
Authors:	Janet Lewis
Dimensions:	203 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-8040-0866-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General
LSN:	0-8040-0866-3
Barcode:	9780804008662

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