The Unplowed Sky

This is a detailed and evocative novel of a young woman coming of age in the Depression-era Midwest. Hallie Meredith is only 19 years old, but she and her young brother are on their own. Although work is hard to come by on the Kansas prairie, she lucks into a job as cook with the MacLeod threshing o......more

I loved this story. I bought this book at a flea market for 50 cents. I wasn’t sure I wanted to read about threshers in the 50s, but Hallie’s story of disappointment and perseverance was really good. Loved the characters. I laughed, cried and got angry over the hatred towards others.......more