Published: March 07, 2010
Words: 106950 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook short description

Daniel Tomelin, a battle-worn vet haunted by the carnage of World War 1, abandons his family in the Great Depression and hits the road in search of relief from his soul-shaking trauma. He's too proud to face his loving wife without means of support, but LaDaisy's determined to care for their family alone, if that's what it takes. A novel set in a tragic era when hope was sometimes all they had.

Extended description

Daniel Tomelin, a shell-shocked veteran haunted by the carnage of the First World War, abandons his family in the Great Depression and goes on the road in search of relief from his nightmares. The life of a freight-hopping, banjo-strumming hobo appeals to him more than he wants to admit. But he insists he's not a bum - he's a family man looking for work; a down-and-out victim of the Depression, whose war flashbacks and guilt for leaving his family accompany him through the hills of Missouri.

Compassionate, humorous, and warm, despite the economic hardships of the era, Face the Winter Naked will appeal to readers who enjoy tales of survival in the Great Depression. Stories of desperate men who couldn't handle the realities of war or financial ruin. Men who dearly loved their families but hadn't the courage to stay and accept responsibility. The story pulls the reader back to a tragic period in history, where people either learned to cope with poverty - or perished.

What they're saying... (Read more) Daniel Tomelin, a shell-shocked veteran haunted by the carnage of the First World War, abandons his family in the Great Depression and goes on the road in search of relief from his nightmares. The life of a freight-hopping, banjo-strumming hobo appeals to him more than he wants to admit. But he insists he's not a bum - he's a family man looking for work; a down-and-out victim of the Depression, whose war flashbacks and guilt for leaving his family accompany him through the hills of Missouri.

Compassionate, humorous, and warm, despite the economic hardships of the era, Face the Winter Naked will appeal to readers who enjoy tales of survival in the Great Depression. Stories of desperate men who couldn't handle the realities of war or financial ruin. Men who dearly loved their families but hadn't the courage to stay and accept responsibility. The story pulls the reader back to a tragic period in history, where people either learned to cope with poverty - or perished.

What they're saying about the book:

"Face the Winter Naked is a gorgeously written and evocative novel of an earlier economic crisis: the Great Depression. Readers looking for a stunning read, intelligent and emotional on every level, will not be disappointed."

~~ Lauren Baratz-Logsted, author of Crazy Beautiful and the The Education of Bet

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Face The Winter Naked is a poignant tale of a family's plight during the Great Depression. Plagued by traumatic memories of the First World War, Daniel abandons his family, leaving his wife LaDaisy to fend for herself and the children. The narrative alternates between Daniel's life as a hobo seeking work and LaDaisy's struggle to keep her family alive while fighting off the advances of a man with the power to leave her and her children homeless. Turner's engaging writing tells their stories with compassion and insight and vividly brings to life the feel of the era. If you liked Water for Elephants, this is one for you. (May 21, 2010 by MonK, an Amazon customer)

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The great war tore apart lives, and the depression didn't help. "Face the Winter Naked" is a novel of two such situations, telling the story of Daniel Tomelin, a traumatized World War I veteran and his family. A story of the challenges of family and facing tragedy and the constant challenges of motherhood during these rough times, "Face the Winter Naked" is a touching work of Depression fiction, highly recommended. (From Amazon.com December 4, 2010, By Midwest Book Review, Oregon, WI USA)
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womens fiction, poverty, ptsd post traumatic stress disorder, great depression, family relationships, unemployment, abandonment, hobos, post traumatic stress disorder, the great war, bonnie turner, war trauma

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Review by: Loretta Giacoletto on Sep. 21, 2010 :
Bonnie Turner’s Face the Winter Naked captures the heart of the Great Depression with a compassionate account of one family’s struggle to survive poverty, despair, and sorrow. Thumbs up for an entertaining read that made me glad to be living in today’s world instead of the 1930’s.
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