Publisher's Synopsis
""Certain People of Importance"" is a novel by Kathleen Norris that tells the story of a group of people in a small town in the Midwest during the early 20th century. The book explores the lives of these characters as they navigate the challenges and joys of their daily lives, and the ways in which they are influenced by the changing social and political landscape of the time. The story is told through the perspectives of various characters, including a young woman struggling to find her place in the world, a wealthy businessman dealing with personal and professional setbacks, and a group of activists fighting for social justice. Through these diverse perspectives, the novel offers a nuanced and complex portrayal of life in rural America during a time of great change and upheaval. With its richly drawn characters and vivid descriptions of small-town life, ""Certain People of Importance"" is a moving and insightful exploration of the human experience.1922. Kathleen Norris was a writer of romantic novels and short stories that had enormous appeal, particularly to women. One of her favorite themes involved virtuous women grappling with moral issues, for instance, affairs with married men. Her writings were labeled as sentimental and honest. The book begins: The beginnings of the family in America are lost, unfortunately, in the obscurity that hangs over the old records and the older homestead of a few insignificant New England villages. That there were Crabtrees in America before the war of the Revolution is provable, but it has never been quite easy to connect the Charlestown and the Springfield families of that name with that of one Reuben Crabtree, a wheel-maker of Mendon, Massachusetts, whose marriage to Hannah Pratt of Bridgewater, Connecticut, took place in the year 1760. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
