Book Review STREET CORNER DREAMS Florence Reiss Kraut
Thank you to the author Florence Reiss Kraut, publishers She Writes Press, and Get Red PR Book Tours, for an advance paperback copy of STREET CORNER DREAMS. Thank you also to Libby for an accomanying widget. All views are mine. Opening quote: She thought how lucky she had been to have a friend like Cousin Surah , strong and wise and loving. A place to stay. Food to eat. Even piecework, stitching bespoke dresses and embroidering shirtwaists... where she could earn money and help pay their expenses. Loc 732 Three (or more) things I loved: 1. The pace is very fast, which keeps the narrative relevant and cohesive, but honestly at the expense of certain detail. 2. This story is brilliant and so important, the history of the single mother in America before the existence of social safety nets. 3. Internal monologues are absolutely gorgeous. 4. Kraut handles transitions deftly. I'm always amazed when the narrative slides from deep introspection of the main character, Gold...