Ardyth Kennelly (1912–2005)

This is a novel I loved when I read it in college. I didn’t find it again until years later. I still like it. It's a coming of age story set in Utah at the turn of the century, kind of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn but not so hard edged. After her parents die, the protagonist goes to live with relatives, and has to negotiate those changes while figuring herself out and trying to get an education. There's a lot of funny/sad dialog with her passive-aggressive relatives, and some other interesting characters.… (más)