Downtown
By
Anne Rivers Siddons
Smoky
O'Donnell has just moved out of her religious and sheltered life
and entered the world of Atlanta, Georgia and the magazine industry
during the 1960's. Smoky has several of her values challenged and
is given new insight to the changing world. Smoky is challenged
not only with her personal views but also in her field. Can Smoky
handle the changes in her New World? Will she be able to entertain
her family's values and morals?
Anne
Rivers Siddons has done a fantastic job in creating a strong character
in Smoky O'Donnell. She has personified Smoky to show the environment
that Smoky grew up in and the changes that Smoky has to make due
to events and change of scenery. Since Downtown deals with
Atlanta in the 1960's, this type of novel could not take place in
just any city or just any time period. Smoky's experience with her
job as a magazine writer and the characters that she ends up working
with show the depth of Anne Rivers Siddons abilities to create meaningful
lead and support characters.
Downtown
is a truly enjoyable read and any fan of Anne Rivers Siddons will
not be disappointed.
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