For our next ND Reads program we will be discussing The Bones of Plenty by Lois Phillips Hudson. Lois Hudson was born and spent her early years in Jamestown, ND. The Bones of Plenty was her first novel and it won the first prize from the Friends of American Writers.
The Bones of Plenty has been described as taking a “brutally accurate” look at the hardships of farm life during the depression. The story is placed near Eureka, North Dakota during 1933-1934. It depicts drought, landlords and bank failures along with the many other daily struggles of farm life. Written as a series of episodes almost like a journal, the book leaves you with a vivid impression of the day to day life experience of the Custer family. Pick up this wonderful book and finish with a greater understanding of the depression years and feeling that you lived for a short while on that farm.
The Bones of Plenty has been described as taking a “brutally accurate” look at the hardships of farm life during the depression. The story is placed near Eureka, North Dakota during 1933-1934. It depicts drought, landlords and bank failures along with the many other daily struggles of farm life. Written as a series of episodes almost like a journal, the book leaves you with a vivid impression of the day to day life experience of the Custer family. Pick up this wonderful book and finish with a greater understanding of the depression years and feeling that you lived for a short while on that farm.
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