Kings, Queens, and Pawns
An American Woman at the Front

Yes, it is pretty sappy on occasion, but, man, this book has great characters as well as a real vision of the role of the collective in the decisions of the individual. There are two things that I really love about this book: the characters (generally speaking) actually talk and act like real people......more

In a small town somewhere in the USA, there is the Street -- which forms a community of mainly impoverished middle class people who struggle to make their way in the world. Into this community comes the enigmatic K. Le Moyne; we know this is a nom de guerre of some kind because, early on, Rinehart t......more

I read this as a teenager and came across it by chance recently and though I'd only meant to peek, in the end I read it in a single day. I was surprised how strong and vivid her writing and characterizations are - it completely swept me away and though I found it a little cloying at times, K himself......more

On The Street in a nameless town, stranger K Le Moyne takes a boarding room in the Page home. Sidney Page, the daughter of the owner, is at the cusp of becoming a woman. K is a new name for a man seeking to distance himself from his past. Sidney is striving to strike out on her own, to become a nurs......more

Fascinating story of realistic characters as they learn to look beyond their little street and face life problems.......more