And Ladies.'' The author shines in her loving recollections of turn-of-the-century Ohio and her exploration of the ties that bindand breakfamilies. This slight, melancholic tale is more successful than Herbs and Apples, less so, of course, than Santmyer's life work ``. Together we'd be driftwood.'' The story leads to an inevitable, disastrous conclusion. Steve falls hard, but is caught short by Damaris's shrewd assessment of their personalities: ""We need anchors. It follows a group of women across the generations. The two young people, with some encouragement from Damaris's grandfather, begin a flirtation. Miss Santmyers 1,344-page novel, And Ladies of the Club, spans the years 1868-1932 in the small fictional Ohio town of Waynesboro. And Ladies of the Club has been added to your Cart Buy new: 42.2942.29 FREE delivery: Saturday, May 6 Ships from: Amazon Sold by: Aurora-Originals FREE Returns Return this item for free Free returns are available for the shipping address you chose. Her cousin Steve, a dreamy young man who yearns to be a poet, comes to Sunbury after his father's death to seek his fortune. Damaris, a high-spirited beauty, returns home from a convent school and announces she wants to become a nun, an unthinkable idea to her Dutch Presbyterian family. And Ladies of the Club, this slim novel tells, in the leisurely, old-fashioned style that has endeared Santmyer to many readers, about an ill-fated love affair that occurred in the town of Sunbury, Ohio, one summer, long ago.
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