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I loved this delightful, warm, humorous look back to a time when my parents were raising America's suburban families hoping to catch the middleclass dream. When a young girl moves from the Oregon forest to a new suburban housing tract, a whole new world of gadgets and postwar optimism colors her outlook. Although the families living on Heath Street are diverse, they all share a common thread -- making a success of their lives through hard work, family values and belief in the power of positive thinking. Zany and most often utterly hilariously entertaining characters add a lovable, endearing portrait of housewifery, the beginnings of the gender divide, Cold War hysterics and feminine wiles at work. This isn't I Love Lucy, it's so much better and funnier and so very real. I recommend it as a mother's or father's day gift to someone who lived through those times and as an eye-opening rollick for the younger generations who wonder what America was like at its height.
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Heath Street Stories: A Look Back at 1950's Innocence in Suburban America by Gehla S Knight
Casandra12, August 12, 2006
I loved this delightful, warm, humorous look back to a time when my parents were raising America's suburban families hoping to catch the middleclass dream. When a young girl moves from the Oregon forest to a new suburban housing tract, a whole new world of gadgets and postwar optimism colors her outlook. Although the families living on Heath Street are diverse, they all share a common thread -- making a success of their lives through hard work, family values and belief in the power of positive thinking. Zany and most often utterly hilariously entertaining characters add a lovable, endearing portrait of housewifery, the beginnings of the gender divide, Cold War hysterics and feminine wiles at work. This isn't I Love Lucy, it's so much better and funnier and so very real. I recommend it as a mother's or father's day gift to someone who lived through those times and as an eye-opening rollick for the younger generations who wonder what America was like at its height.(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)