Inspired by an old photograph of fresh-faced schoolgirls, the type you'd find at Future Homemakers of America meetings, Graham imagines the women they'd grow up to become in a rollicking, roller-coaster ride that follows the lives of five wives of U.S. airmen stationed in England during the cold war paranoia of /5(87). This sixth novel by Graham (Dog Days, Glenn Miller Nights; etc.) gets off to a slow start, but once it picks up its pace, it delivers a true, funny and wry portrait of six women friends from WWII to the s, as well as of America's changing social mores and attitudes/5(87). · "Laurie Graham writes comic novels with perfect pitch. She makes something artful and poetic out of speech, as David Mamet and Elmore Leonard do. With her latest novel, The Future Homemakers of America she has pulled off a coup." —Nicolette Jones, The Independent "My ‘Leave-the-phone-off-the-hook’ book of the year. Wonderful."Pages:
Editions for The Future Homemakers of America: (Paperback published in ), (Paperback published in ), (Kindle Edition publis. The Future Homemakers of America: A Novel. by Laurie Graham. 1. What role does the "homemaker" play in this book? What does homemaker mean to you? How would you or someone you know who is a homemaker relate to the homemakers in this book? Has the concept/role of a homemaker changed dramatically since the 's and 's, and if so, how. Check out this great listen on www.doorway.ru Norfolk, The Fens have never seen anything quite like the girls from USAF Drampton. Overpaid, overfed and over here. While their men patrol the skies keeping the Soviets at bay, some are content to live the life of the Future Homemakers of America.
"Laurie Graham writes comic novels with perfect pitch. She makes something artful and poetic out of speech, as David Mamet and Elmore Leonard do. With her latest novel, The Future Homemakers of America she has pulled off a coup." —Nicolette Jones, The Independent "My ‘Leave-the-phone-off-the-hook’ book of the year. Wonderful.". Find The Future Homemakers Of America by Graham, Laurie at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Inspired by an old photograph of fresh-faced schoolgirls, the type you'd find at Future Homemakers of America meetings, Graham imagines the women they'd grow up to become in a rollicking, roller-coaster ride that follows the lives of five wives of U.S. airmen stationed in England during the cold war paranoia of the s.
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