Waltzing in the Attic

Waltzing in the Attic

by P.B. Parris

This novel is set on a farm in Nebraska. Practical, no-nonsense, seventy year old Hannah Meier thinks over her life and the events that shaped it. Much of the book is set in the 1930s as Hannah remembers her girlhood. This book is beautifully written and conveys a sense of place. And although the tough Hannah can wring the neck of a chicken, butcher it, scald it, dump the offal in the sink, then watch it sizzle in the skillet, as a young girl, she can also hum "The Missouri Waltz" and imagine herself in a dress of silver lace, round like a haystack, and silver slippers in a ballroom sparkling with candles. -- recommended by Rianne S. - Bennett Martin Public Library

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