House Work (novel)

House Work is a novel by the American writer Kristina McGrath set in 1950s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]

House Work
First edition
AuthorKristina McGrath
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel, Proletarian literature
PublisherBridge Works Publishing Company
Publication date
1994
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages198 pp
ISBN1-882593-07-3
OCLC30075637
813/.54 20
LC ClassPS3563.C3659 H68 1994

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.[2]

The novel was chosen by The New York Times Book Review as a notable book of the year in 1994.[3]

References

  1. "Kristina McGrath, Contemporary Authors Online, Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2008". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "House Work (1994), Publishers Weekly, 1994". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "House Work (1994), New York Times Book Review, 1994". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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