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Sto caricando le informazioni... Peculiar Savage Beautydi Jessica McCann
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 Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro.  TracyWhitt | Apr 28, 2018 |   Timely in its concept, the book tells the story of industrious RJ Evans, a woman who must push social boundaries to effect positive change in the drought-ravaged Great Plains of the 1930’s. Sent by the US government to a small town in the Dust Bowl, RJ is tasked with overcoming gender prejudice and educating people set in their ways. Along the way we meet: • RJ, indefatigable and lonely. • Woody, smarter than most, underestimated by many. • Ethel, wise and warm-hearted. • Stormy, the dog nobody wanted. The novel juxtaposes nature’s ravages with friendship’s bond and human resilience. Stunning in its execution, the book captivates the reader, delving into these perplex and pertinent questions: • If we can’t make it rain or stop the wind, what can we do to tame erosion and bring the land back to life? • How did the unforgiving climate affect people’s everyday lives, the food they ate, and their children’s schooling? • How did people make a living when paid jobs were practically non-existent? • How did the unrelenting dust storms affect the flora and fauna of the region? • How did the US government train and aid farmers who were victims not only of the drought, but also of the Great Depression? • Can we dominate environmental disasters or do they conquer us? • How were autistic people treated in a time before we understood their challenges? • What causes us to realize we need others to thrive? Erosion nearly smothered Kansas in the 1930’s, but the characters in this book breathe life into each other. Peculiar Savage Beauty is full of gumption, poignancy, and historical punch. Highly recommended. I thank the author and Perspective Books for the advance copy. (  ) hollysing | Feb 3, 2018 | nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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"The black blizzard is a formidable enemy. The furious storm blots out the sun, chokes the life from both man and beast. When RJ Evans finds herself engulfed in inky blackness and holed up beneath her Model AA Ford on an isolated plains road - dirt caked beneath her fingernails, skin flecked with blood drawn by the biting dust - she has no idea this trial won't be her toughest. What awaits her in the small farming town of Vanham, when she begins her job as a geologist for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, is even more daunting. Drought and over-plowing by men determined to conquer the land have turned the once-lush plains into a brutal twin of the Sahara. Headstrong and intent on healing the earth through conservation farming, RJ must somehow find her place in a tight-knit community that welcomes neither women in authority nor changes to their way of life. She befriends Woody, an autistic savant born in an era long before any medical diagnosis would explain his peculiar ways and unique talents. The locals label the young man an idiot and RJ an armchair farmer. Yet, in each other, they see so much more. Beating back the dust is a daily battle in a war for the land. It is a clash that creates unlikely alliances. As RJ learns she must rely on her adversaries if she is to survive the dangers of the Dust Bowl, she also grows to realize that she - like the land itself - is in desperate need of love and healing." -- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Bowl. I could almost feel the dry gritty dirt of the Midwest. (