"Adventures in Poverty"
By Nancy BoltonAbout the Book:
Genre: Memoir
Release Date: July 30, 2019
Faced with eviction, living on union strike pay, our time for making a decision was running out. Where could we go to live with our five small sons? We had few options. The scariest possibility was also the one that fit best with our tiny income. But could we really make such a difficult move? To transport our family, and our mobile home onto a five-acre parcel of rural, undeveloped land? No electricity, no run Whning water, with winter fast approaching. It sounded a little crazy…….
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My Thoughts:
My first thought when looking at the cover comments of this book, was that I was not going to be thrilled with this read!! Not my kind of book! HOWEVER, this opinion changed within the first chapter. I was quickly caught up in problems that people have actually experienced - poverty, of which I have no experience. What a great read for young adults who think the world is treating them so badly!
The detail that this author uses to describe a hopeless situation is amazing. I felt that I was there, walking alongside these poor family as they made the best in such hopeless times. The characters were realistically described so that you could feel their every challenge. This question kept coming to my mind: What would I do in this situation? No money, no home, no job...... In this day and age, our youth have no idea what this would be like. The plot moved slowly, however, I felt that this book was more about feelings and finding the positive in dire situations. How attitudes could be changed. What we should appreciate!
All in all, I highly recommend this to be read by not only young but those of us who are older and may have forgotten what is really important in life!!
My first thought when looking at the cover comments of this book, was that I was not going to be thrilled with this read!! Not my kind of book! HOWEVER, this opinion changed within the first chapter. I was quickly caught up in problems that people have actually experienced - poverty, of which I have no experience. What a great read for young adults who think the world is treating them so badly!
The detail that this author uses to describe a hopeless situation is amazing. I felt that I was there, walking alongside these poor family as they made the best in such hopeless times. The characters were realistically described so that you could feel their every challenge. This question kept coming to my mind: What would I do in this situation? No money, no home, no job...... In this day and age, our youth have no idea what this would be like. The plot moved slowly, however, I felt that this book was more about feelings and finding the positive in dire situations. How attitudes could be changed. What we should appreciate!
All in all, I highly recommend this to be read by not only young but those of us who are older and may have forgotten what is really important in life!!
This book was a gift. The thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.
About the Author
Nancy Shew Bolton is a wife, mother, grandmother, jewelry maker, crochet crafter, and of course: a writer! She lives in upstate New York in a lovely scenic region known as The Fingerlakes. Widowed last year, she is comforted by her five sons, two grandchildren and a marvelous array of family and other loved ones. She loves the creative process, and puts her whole focus into the stories she writes. May you be entertained and uplifted by them!More from Nancy
Sometimes life hands out an unexpected challenge, and the direction you mapped out for your family comes up against a big roadblock. And there you are, trying to navigate back to a path that makes sense. One that would be as close to the previous path as you can get. But our only options led us in directions far away from what we were used to.
Faced with eviction, living on union strike pay, our time for making a decision was running out. Where could we go to live with our five small sons? We had few options. The scariest possibility was also the one that fit best with our tiny income. But could we really make such a difficult move? To transport our family, and our mobile home onto a five-acre parcel of rural, undeveloped land? No electricity, no running water, with winter fast approaching. It sounded a little crazy…
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This book sounds like a fascinating read. Great cover!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this book! The author had such a good attitude about the circumstances she lived in.
ReplyDeleteYour book sounds like a great read and thank you for sharing it with us.
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