Our August book of the month is
Keeping the House by Ellen Baker. When Dolly Magnuson moves to Pine Rapids, Wisconsin in 1950, she discovers all too soon that making marriage work is harder than it looks in the pages of the
Ladies' Home Journal. Soon, her loneliness and restless imagination are seized by the beautiful abandoned house on the hill, and she begins to lose herself in piecing together the captivating story of three generations of the family that lived there. Rich in period atmosphere and in 1950s detail,
Keeping the House is an unforgettable novel about small town life and big matters of the heart. --
summary from www.ellenbakernovels.com.
If you enjoy this novel, don't miss Ellen Baker speaking at the Blue Spoon Tuesday, September 6 at 7:00 p.m.
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