Miss Sally by Robert Joe Stout

Women's fiction set in 1930s Texas

Living in rural Texas during the 1930s depression meant living a rough life. Children like Sally Halm worked in the fields and worked at home: Book learning was spotty but life learning was hazardous and cruel. For Sally Halm a revivalist’s promise of attaining happiness and love was a guiding star—a star she reached for but seemed impossible to achieve.

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