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Modern Girls
Modern Girls | Jennifer S Brown
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A dazzling debut novel set in New York City s Jewish immigrant community in 1935... "How was it that out of all the girls in the office, I was the one to find myself in this situation? This didn t happen to nice Jewish girls." In 1935, Dottie Krasinsky is the epitome of the modern girl. A bookkeeper in Midtown Manhattan, Dottie steals kisses from her steady beau, meets her girlfriends for drinks, and eyes the latest fashions. Yet at heart, she is a dutiful daughter, living with her Yiddish-speaking parents on the Lower East Side. So when, after a single careless night, she finds herself in a family way by a charismatic but unsuitable man, she is desperate: unwed, unsure, and running out of options. After the birth of five children and twenty years as a housewife Dottie s immigrant mother, Rose, is itching to return to the social activism she embraced as a young woman. With strikes and breadlines at home and National Socialism rising in Europe, there is much more important work to do than cooking and cleaning. So when she realizes that she, too, is pregnant, she struggles to reconcile her longings with her faith. As mother and daughter wrestle with unthinkable choices, they are forced to confront their beliefs, the changing world, and the fact that their lives will never again be the same ."
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samantharoberts
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So glad I finally got to read this book! It‘s been on my TBR for so long, and it didn‘t disappoint. It wasn‘t a story packed with drama and plot twists, but still an interesting and enjoyable historical fiction.

Scochrane26 I read this several yrs ago after a friend recommended it. I liked it, too. 3y
samantharoberts @Scochrane26 it‘s interesting because you pretty much already know what‘s going to happen from the start, but I still couldn‘t wait to find out what happens to Dottie! 3y
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Cinfhen
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I went to buy a baby gift and instead came home with these 4 books I‘m not even sure I want to read 😜#SendHelp #ICantBeTrusted My defense, these were on the $5 table. Are any of them good???

JennyM Robert Harris usually writes meaty reads 6y
Cathythoughts They were all bargains 🤷🏻‍♀️.. it‘s all good 😘 6y
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Cinfhen Thanks @erzascarletbookgasm @JennyM @Cathythoughts too bad hubby doesn‘t think like you 3.... 6y
KarenUK The sense of an Ending is fantastic! 💕👍 6y
CarolynM I enjoyed The Sense of an Ending but I'm a Julian Barnes fan 6y
CarolynM I don't know, sorry 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Sorry, I don‘t know either. 6y
Cinfhen @BarbaraBB you would know.... see above question xx 6y
BarbaraBB @erzascarletbookgasm @CarolynM @Cinfhen Yes it is a 1001 book and a very good one indeed! 6y
Mdargusch They all look good so 🤷🏼‍♀️ 6y
Cinfhen Ha!! I knew you would know @BarbaraBB thanks!!!! 6y
Cinfhen $20 doesn‘t buy much these days so im calling it a win @emilyhaldi @Mdargusch 😁💚 6y
Reviewsbylola I‘ve wanted to read Modern Girls. 6y
TrishB Sounds good to me 👍🏻 6y
janeycanuck In your defence, the baby will eventually be able to read these. 6y
Cinfhen Hahahaha thanks @janeycanuck 😂😂😂 6y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Sense of an Ending is 👌 - good find! 6y
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bagoody
Modern Girls | Jennifer S Brown
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Been meaning to read this for a couple years. Such a pretty cover! #historical

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huntersmom1977
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I really enjoyed this book. I learnt a lot about Jewish culture and how similar it is to my own. Also how life was in America back in the 1930‘s. It was a bit of a struggle but found it a bit easier in certain aspects
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chavalah
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Enjoyed this more than I thought I would! Historical novel from 1935's Lower East Side where a mother and daughter both accidentally get pregnant. High drama as we alternate between the two of them as narrators, day by day, as they try and get things sorted. Ending is less pat than I first assumed! I liked the daughter's journey particularly. Interesting commentary on assimilation, too. #JewLit

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BookPerfume
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Loved, loved, loved this book! A timeless story of a mother and daughter, the secrets they keep, and the difficult decisions they must make. Two equally compelling narrators I couldn't say goodbye to, and a beautiful, poignant tale of family and motherhood.

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OakCliffGirl
Modern Girls | Jennifer S Brown
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This week's read is Modern Girl. Starting the book from the hotel lounges in Shanghai. The smog is too bad to enjoy the outdoors.

thebookmagpie Looks lovely! 8y
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