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Literary
September 8, 1942
The Daily Monitor Leader
Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Review of Edith Roberts' novel "Little Hell, Big Heaven" ($2.50, Bobbs-Merrill), a vivid depiction of Chicago life. A car accident involving a young girl impacts various social classes during summer-fall 1941, amid national tensions leading to Pearl Harbor.
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CHICAGO STORY
"Little Hell, Big Heaven" by Edith Roberts (Bobbs-Merrill: $2.50) joins the many fine novels that have been written about Chicago - none of which are more vivid, more varied, more dramatic than this latest addition to the group
A fateful smash of a wildly speeding automobile against the frail body of a young girl sets into motion events that touch and change lives in the whole range of social strata in this great city. The time is the summer and fall of 1941, reaching right down to Pearl Harbor. A year filled with excitement and portent, with much of America asleep to her danger and her people still engrossed in private interests. Miss Roberts gives illuminating perspective in her vision of it.
"Little Hell, Big Heaven" by Edith Roberts (Bobbs-Merrill: $2.50) joins the many fine novels that have been written about Chicago - none of which are more vivid, more varied, more dramatic than this latest addition to the group
A fateful smash of a wildly speeding automobile against the frail body of a young girl sets into motion events that touch and change lives in the whole range of social strata in this great city. The time is the summer and fall of 1941, reaching right down to Pearl Harbor. A year filled with excitement and portent, with much of America asleep to her danger and her people still engrossed in private interests. Miss Roberts gives illuminating perspective in her vision of it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Political
War Peace
What keywords are associated?
Chicago Novel
Social Strata
1941 Events
Pearl Harbor
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Title
Chicago Story
Subject
Review Of "Little Hell, Big Heaven" By Edith Roberts