DOWNTOWN

A young Irish Catholic woman moves from Savannah to Atlanta in 1966. She takes a job at a newspaper writing about issues in Atlanta's black community. The book is about the various cultural changes that happened in the 60's, while also being a coming-of-age story and romance. I picked this up because......more

I loved the excitement Smoky felt about her first real job and the glamour of Atlanta at the beginning of this book. I could relate. I remember my first “real” job and how exciting it was to work “downtown”. And that song played through my head as I read the book. Siddons has been known to add a dar......more

Re-visiting “Downtown” after many years reminds me, as if I need reminding, just how good a writer Anne Rivers Siddons is. This 1994 novel is her towering tribute to the city of Atlanta, to its famous city magazine and the editor and staff that made it landmark publication of the turbulent 60s in th......more

Finished a few days ago. Seemed mostly an exercise in self indulgence. Much about what a special group of people, working for a city magazine, they were..but nothing to really make the reader feel it and agree. Much about what an important time it was, and feeling so connected to ‘the movement’..but ag......more

Downtown by Anne Rivers Siddons was our book club selection for March. Through the eyes of a young reporter, we get a peak into life in Atlanta during the turbulent 60s. It was fun to go back and read this author again.......more