All Waiting Is Long (Paperback)

from RenaeMcBrian

I could only read about half of this book before the emotions took over and I had to stop. I almost never only read half of a book, but this book just hit too close to home for me. It's extremely interesting and very well written, it just not for me.

from laytonwoman3rd

I read Barbara J. Taylor's first novel, [Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night] a couple months ago. I loved it for its characters, its style and its setting in my adopted home city of Scranton, PA. Her second novel picks up about 16 years later with the same main character and a whole new set of per...

from faceinbook

Let me start by saying that I appreciated the historical setting of this novel and I thought the writing was very well done. The story of the girls and the hardships of a life in mining was well done. This book would make a good read for a group discussion. The reason for the three and a half sta...

from Daffydownd1lly

The story takes place in the 1930's in Scranton PA where coal mining is the major employment. It follows the lives of two sisters who have very differing goals and outlooks on life. The story is great at discussing the morals of the times and the way discretions are dealt with in society. The sto...

from Kikoa

I'm 73 and " All Waiting is Long" took me back to a time that we were not allowed to wear patten leather shoes because they reflected otur underwear, young ladies 'went away' only to return after their mysterious visit quieter and sadder. I often hear people say it was a gentler time. Things went...