New Releases by Josephine Lawrence

"Josephine Lawrence''s novels ahve been called ''the voice of the people'' and in this book that voice is talking with its accustomed eloquence about the pressing problems, financial and psychological, of those who are forced at a given moment to relinquish what has been the dominant interest of their lives. This is a family story in every sense of the word, filled with the urgency of small crises, the pathos of inconspicuous heroism, the insights that cumulatively reveal the human aspect of our modern world" -- Jacket flap.

"Again some of the more recognizable realities in the problem of the young marrieds, and the old folks at home, when marriage for Bonnie and Garth is only possible if they establish a household which includes her relatives and his. For Garth has a difficult and disapproving mother and a satellite sister, and Bonnie a father and a younger brother, Dale, who presently marries Cookie whom he adds to the members of the family that Bonnie cooks and cleans for-while keeping up an office job by day. Uncomplaining, through a series of trials which include joblessness for Dale and her father, Cookie''s pregnancy, another boarder, haphazard household help, Bonnie proves the rewards of responsibility and a generous heart, strenuous as it may seem to sit in on" -- Kirkus book review.

Contrast between Victorian homemakers and modern women who work outside the home.

Girl of Catholic-Protestant parentage marries Jewish army officer.

Effects of World War on four young women who are law office workers.

Life of a young couple during the depression.

Misspent lives of three selfish sisters with false values who enjoy self sacrificing.

"Conflict between clerks and bosses in a real estate agency." Cf. Hanna, A. Mirror for the nation.

Middle class American family lives beyond its means during depression.

Glenna, a high school girl sharing an apartment with her sister learns to manage on her own after an accident hospitalizes her sibling.