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Ruth Suckow Memorial Society Annual Meeting: 10:00 a.m. -noon Business Meeting 1:00-3:00 p.m. Discussion of The Kramer Girls June 12, 2010 Cedar Falls Public Library -- Cedar Falls, IA |
The Kramer Girls, the fifth novel of
Suckow's novel The Kramer Girls (1929) is the story of three sisters: the two older sisters, Georgie and Annie, have raised Rose, the baby, since their mother's illness. However, the story explores more than just a simple tale of growing up in small town Iowa. The Iowa Avenue Literary Walk describes the book this way: "The Kramer Girls explores the feminine struggle for self-realization."
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In 1929, Ruth married Ferner Nuhn of Cedar
Falls. They lived in
In the 1920s, H. L. Mencken called Suckow one of the
nation's most promising writers, says Lounsberry: “Suckow is
For more information, or to join the Ruth Suckow Memorial Association, contact Lounsberry at 319-268-0502.
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