Ellen and the Barber: Three Love Stories of the Thirties

by Frank O'Rourke

Living through the Great Depression and World War II, three young women in a small midwestern town try to sort out their lives as they deal with their problems, face their fears, and try to make their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312192630
• ISBN13: 9780312192631
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Three very enjoyable stories

I picked this up recently on a whim and was delighted with it. It is a quick but very satisfying read. Each story has a female lead and an element of romance, but the stories are driven more by character than love. It reminded me of Colleen McCollouh's Ladies of Missalonghi.

A Pleasant Surprize

Most of the books by O'Rourke in my library are old westerns. I was drawn into the book and read it in one day. Wonderful narration and characters, I felt like I was in the Depression era Midwest.