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Now in November
Now in November: A Novel | Josephine Johnson
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A lost gem of twentieth-century literature, Josephine Johnsons 1934 Pulitzer Prizewinning exquisiteheartbreakingly real (The New York Times Book Review) novel follows a year in the life of a family struggling to survive the Dust Bowl. Published when Josephine Johnson was only twenty-four years old, Now in November made Johnson the youngest ever winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1935. It is a beautifully told account of one farming familys challenges to scrape by and earn a living from mortgaged land over the course of a single year, narrated by one of three sistersthe introspective and thoughtful Margaret. As the household is ravaged by Depression-era hardship and the environmental blights of the Dust Bowl, the familys unique vulnerabilities are pushed to a breaking point. In a style typical of Johnsons body of work, Now in November is strikingly ahead of its time, grappling with questions of mental health, workers rights, as well as gender, race, and class and is ready to be rediscovered by a new generation of readers.
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Tamra
Now in November: A Novel | Josephine Johnson
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“I do not see in our lives any great ebb and flow or rhythm of earth. There is nothing majestic in our living. The earth turns in great movements, but we jerk about on its surface like gnats, our days absorbed and overwhelmed by a mass of little things-that confusion which is our living and which prevents us from really being alive.”

💔 A beautifully told story of a family‘s breaking and enduring during the dust bowl era.

Cuilin Great quote 2y
Tamra @Cuilin she was a beautiful writer. 😊 (edited) 2y
batsy Definitely want to read it now! 2y
Cathythoughts Stacked 👍🏻♥️ 2y
Tamra @batsy @Cathythoughts she is very good at building tension! 2y
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Tamra
Now in November: A Novel | Josephine Johnson
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Cheers to Friday! 😊

Aims42 Cheers-ing with my glass of wine 🍷 Happy Friday, Happy Weekend! 2y
Gissy Cheers! 🍷 2y
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Chelsea.Poole Oh yeah! I love a Friday night! 🙌 2y
jlhammar That looks perfect. Happy Friday! 2y
batsy Cheers! 🥂 I had to look up the book because the cover is beautiful. It sounds super interesting! 2y
Cathythoughts Lovely ! Book sounds good , I‘ll look forward to your thoughts on it 👍🏻❤️ 2y
LeahBergen Cheers! 2y
rubyslippersreads Gorgeous cover! 2y
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Tamra
Now in November: A Novel | Josephine Johnson
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Every day is a great day for book mail! Definitely not waiting for November to read this gem.

squirrelbrain I love the cover - so eye-catching! ❤️ 2y
Tamra @squirrelbrain 👀 indeed! 2y
LeahBergen This sounds fab. Stacked! 2y
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merelybookish I read this back in the fall. It's good! (And bleak.) 2y
Tamra @LeahBergen 🤞🏾 2y
Tamra @merelybookish I saw your review. 😁 👍🏾It‘s squarely in my wheelhouse! I was turned on to her Insland Island by a booktuber and he also raved about Now in November. I have high hopes. (edited) 2y
jlhammar This is on my to get soon list! Sounds really good. Look forward to your thoughts. 2y
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merelybookish
Now in November | Josephine Winslow Johnson
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What a beautiful & heartbreaking book about a family farm hit by the Dust Bowl. It's a powerful depiction of trying to survive the unfathomable. At the same time, it tells of three sisters & their competing desires & dreams. How does one continue to hope when all seems lost? It won the Pulitzer in 1935 when Johnson was 24. After years of being out of print, it's being re-released. If you're into "lost lady lit," this is for you. Highly recommend!

merelybookish But it is sad. There is no sugar coating the devastation. #netgalley 2y
merelybookish Also, another book for #192025. This for 1934. @Librarybelle 2y
Librarybelle Oh! Stacking this! 2y
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BkClubCare
Now in November | Josephine W. Johnson
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
vivastory I read March this year. I thought it was absolutely remarkable 3y
BkClubCare @vivastory - I can‘t wait! 3y
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Kristelh
Now in November | Josephine Winslow Johnson
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“...but young in being so blind we could not see the heaviness of his responsibility or know the probe of that fear which made him want security at the expense of our happiness...”

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RamsFan1963
Now in November | Josephine W. Johnson
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Sadly November's #24B4Monday readathon was a bit of a bust for me, not even half the time I hoped to accomplish. I'll have to try harder in December. I did finish 2 Enola Holmes audiobooks, than I recommend, so it wasn't a total wash.
@Andrew65 @SumisBooks @jb72

jb72 That is still good! 4y
Andrew65 Well done on all you did achieve. 👏👏👏 4y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
Now in November | Josephine W. Johnson
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My #NovemberWrapUp! I‘m on track to finish The Last Jedi tonight, so it‘s on here.🤞

Otherwise 5 for #NFNov, plus a few that cross-counted for #Booked2019 #Nonfiction2019 & #ReadTheCandidates
3 buddy reads #FellowshipOfTolkien #StarWarsBuddyRead & #PratchettPosse or #OokBOokClub
1 for #LMPBC
2 series completed
+whatever else floated my boat this past month. 😂

November you went by way too fast, how did we get this close to the end of the year😱

TheSpineView Way to go!💜📚 5y
Clwojick 1 pt. 5y
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BkClubCare
Now in November | Josephine W. Johnson
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Library book! Pub‘d in 1934. #whatsinanamechallenge

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
Now in November | Josephine W. Johnson
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My November, and most likely December, TBR List. ... so my end of 2019 list! 😉

A few series I‘m still working on catching up on, a few new releases, a few for #Booked2019, a bunch for my #Nonfiction2019 which will also work for #NFNovember and a few buddy reads, library check outs, etc miscellanea! 🙃

Bring on Fall 🍁

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menina512
Now in November | Josephine W. Johnson

Wish I had finished it in November and it hasn't dragged on into January!