false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182802875m/1331385.jpg 1331385 2 A riveting, old-fashioned story with a modern spirit, Mary Sharratt's follow-up to her much-acclaimed debut, Summit Avenue, is the story of three women forging their own paths in a midwestern farming community. In 1923, as book-loving Penny enters adolescence, her mother pulls her out of school to go to work. Penny, the only child of Barbara, an embittered single mother who works as a cleaning woman for a wealthy family, sees no escape from her bleak existence until a scandalous figure arrives in the town of Minerva, Minnesota, and sets tongues wagging. Cora, very pregnant, very headstrong, and very alone, has come to make a home on her grandfather's farm. Intrigued by this curious woman, Penny goes to work for her. Like Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, The Real Minerva is a suspenseful and moving novel about the strength of women and the unexpected bonds that form between them. 1320883 2004 The Real Minerva total:41|5:11|4:17|3:11|2:1|1:1| 41 159 61 9 4 0 false false Mon Jun 15 09:23:18 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 09:35:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 08:54:17 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 09:00:40 -0800 2007 Summit Avenue, this book was still beautifully written. Sharrat is a master of characterization and getting historical details right. The plot parallels that of Summit Avenue, with its exploration of women trying to break away from limited gender roles, living on their ow...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 20:44:18 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 19:01:56 -0800 2009 ]]> 1 0 false false Wed Aug 12 07:13:52 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 07:14:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 02:37:26 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 14:54:18 -0700 2009
Ok, i'm finished & as much as I wanted to keep reading & couldn't wait to finish...I'm sad I'm finished it! Utterly unputdownable. I'm thinking I want to read it again - need to check out some more books. Mary Sharatt, get writing please!]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 19:08:13 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 14:07:40 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Aug 12 19:05:56 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 19:07:20 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 14:07:33 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 14:09:00 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Nov 10 04:50:15 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 04:50:25 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 11:08:48 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 11:08:48 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Oct 25 11:38:19 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 11:38:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 10:28:30 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 10:28:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 22 17:52:57 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 17:52:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Sep 17 12:54:49 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 12:54:49 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 08 15:21:53 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 15:21:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 09:38:21 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 09:38:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 27 17:19:15 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 17:19:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 04 12:34:57 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 12:34:57 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 17 14:59:09 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 14:59:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 12 19:41:04 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 19:41:04 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1331385