Commitment - Softcover

Ellis, Julie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 156895218X ISBN 13: 9781568952185

Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc, 1995

Synopsis

From the depths of the Depression to the postwar era, Carol battles years of poverty, despair, and hard work to achieve her dream of becoming an architect, without sacrificing her family or her true love

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

For the first offering under Zebra's new hardcover imprint, Ellis ( No Greater Love ) competently weaves scads of historical detail into her tale of Carol Simon's journey from childhood ease in the 1920s to a hard-won position as wife, mother and career woman in the 1970s. Despite her father's suicide during the Depression and an early forced marriage and widowhood, Carol continues to nurture her dream of becoming an architect. She moves to Manhattan, finds a job and mingles with a bohemian circle that includes idealistic Southern writer Seth Walden. Although separated by WW II, the two meet again in Paris and this time they wed. Their marriage has many vicissitudes: Seth, an unsuccessful writer, is blacklisted during the McCarthy era, and the couple move with their two children to his Georgia hometown. After many setbacks, Carol succeeds in her career while Seth becomes increasingly bitter and insecure. Aside from marriage crises, there are problems with the children and within their community. Although the plot of this rags-to-riches story is often predictable, it is redeemed by the author's obvious respect for certain ideals and her likable characters.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 156895218X
• ISBN 13: 9781568952185
• Binding: Paperback