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Gardenias

Gardenias

Author(s): Faith Sullivan

Location(s): San Diego

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 1940s onwards

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The novel begins in 1942, when nine-year-old Lark and her newly separated mother and aunt Betty travel by train from southern Minnesota to San Diego. Eager to obtain war work and as much distance as possible from her estranged husband, Lark’s mother finds a good office job and a small house. Lark starts to get to know the local folk, many who likewise have come from the Midwest.

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This a good portrayal of San Diego during the war and a good storyline. Nat Soames –

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