This made me nostalgic for my gone mom and dad, because it reminded me of the world their parents and they lived in. The Midwest, in the 1920s, when there were factories, and houses you could buy with the salary you made working a factory job. A small town with a switching yard in the middle of it, with a streetcar that ran out into the country.
Morry and Jenn sat on the stairs and talked about their dreams, what they'd do when they grew up. Morry's mom dreamed of the dancing instructor taking her in his arms, and morry's travelling-salesman Father came home every three months and ruined the peace. ( )

A story of two young people in a small factory town and their dreams of moving to the city and making it big. It portrays the nature of a small town, both its comforting and its stifling nature. ( )

This is an American coming of age novel set during the Depression Era. It explains how hard people worked to make a living and the dreams they had to live better.

The memorable establishments called the Bon Ton Hat Shop, Bauer’s Chop Shop and Delaney’s Saloon and Billiard Parlor are true to the era and the characters are well-rounded and very human.

Dawn Powell had 13 books published in her lifetime and she considered Dance Night, published in 1930, to be her best work.

I have to agree that this book is memorable and it leaves me with a sense of longing to read more of Dawn Powell's books. ( )