Grant, Sofia

For those who enjoyed the author’s previous novels, as well as readers of women’s fiction and fans of Melanie Benjamin, Jennifer Chiaverini, and Meg Waite Clayton.

Readers who enjoy plots offering strong family relationships, artistic creativity, and enterprising business schemes will relish this portrait of mid-century America, despite a few historical inaccuracies (the mention of refrigerator ice makers and shopping malls, both of which didn't develop until after 1953).