After the war

By Alice Adams

Subjects: World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Women, Families, Large type books, Fiction, historical, general, World War, 1939-1945, Prejudices, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, Social life and customs, Married people, City and town life, Married people, fiction, North carolina, fiction, New Englanders, Women college students, Influence

Description: Even after five years in Pinehill, Cynthia Baird is still considered a Yankee. And life has become more difficult since the beginning of the war. With Harry stationed in London, Cynthia finds life in a small town complicated not only be loneliness but also by a growing awareness of local racism and anti-Semitism. Their daughter Abigail is about to return north for college, and the two generations are forced to determine what they cherish and what they must leave behind.