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Ellie's Inheritance

by Hila Colman · 1979

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A young Jewish woman, whose family has been impoverished by the 1929 stock market crash, struggles to define herself during the intellectual ferment of New York in the 1930's.

Themes
father daughterfather daughterMore like thisLess of thisJewishJewishMore like thisLess of thismental healthmental healthMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1920s1920sMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of thisNew York StateNew York StateMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 190 pages

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