Normal view MARC view ISBD view

McMorris, Kristina,

Sold on a Monday / Kristina McMorris. - Large print edition. - Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, [2018] - 515 pages (large print) : illustration ; 23 cm - large print - Thorndike Press Large Print historical fiction . - Thorndike Press large print historical fiction. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-507).

2 CHILDREN FOR SALE The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices. For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family's dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant for publication. But when it leads to his big break, the consequences are more devastating than he ever imagined. At the paper, Lillian Palmer is haunted by her role in all that happened. She is far too familiar with the heartbreak of children deemed unwanted. As the bonds of motherhood are tested, she and Ellis must decide how much they are willing to risk to mend a fractured family. Inspired by an actual newspaper photograph that stunned the nation, Sold on a Monday is a powerful novel of love, redemption, and the unexpected paths that bring us home. (Based on an actual photograph published in an Indian newspaper in 1948.)

ISBN: 9781432853563 1432853562

LCCN: 2018034880

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Poor families--Fiction.
Family reunification--Fiction.
Reporters and reporting--Fiction.
Single mothers--Fiction.
Depressions--United States--1929--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Large type books.
Historical fiction.

LC Class. No.: PS3613.C585453 / S65 2018b

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.6