The Dreams of Youth

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These six interrelated pieces tell the story of Maggie, a vibrant individual who is also daughter, dreamer, nurse, friend, wife, mother. Spanning eighty-five years, they follow her from her youth in Depression-era Illinois to the time when she ventures forth to 1940’s Hollywood and coastal California, and her return to the rural Midwest. Bittersweet and poignant, celebratory and inspiring, these stories portray the exuberance and romance of youth, the delight of friendship, the adventure of going forth into the world, and the disappointment and heartache that are part of life.