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House Work is a novel by the American writer Kristina McGrath set in 1950s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It tells the story of a working-class family of five through shifting points of view. The novel's focus is on a mother's heroism in raising her three Read More..

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Description	House Work is a novel by the American writer Kristina McGrath set in 1950s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It tells the story of a working-class family of five through shifting points of view. The novel's focus is on a mother's heroism in raising her three children alone after the disintegration of her marriage. Defying the advice of her parish priest, Anna Hallissey leaves her alcoholic husband and re-establishes a home for her children by cleaning other people's houses.The novel was chosen by The New York Times Book Review as a notable book of the year in 1994.
Description	House Work is a novel by the American writer Kristina McGrath set in 1950s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It tells the story of a working-class family of five through shifting points of view. The novel's focus is on a mother's heroism in raising her three children alone after the disintegration of her marriage. Defying the advice of her parish priest, Anna Hallissey leaves her alcoholic husband and re-establishes a home for her children by cleaning other people's houses.The novel was chosen by The New York Times Book Review as a notable book of the year in 1994.

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Name	House Work
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Authors	Kristina McGrath
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Genre	Novel , Proletarian literature
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Language	English
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Country	United States
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Pages	198 pp
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Media_type	Print (Hardback)
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Isbn	1-882593-07-3
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Oclc	30075637
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Publisher	Bridge Works Publishing Company
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