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Sold on a Monday: A Novel

Sold on a Monday: A Novel

byKristina McMorris
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AnitaGL
5.0 out of 5 starsWell researched Historical Fiction at it's best
September 27, 2018
I’m a huge fan of Kristina McMorris and this book was such a treat. First you learn of the photo and then the story unfolds into something much deeper. The tragedies of families who were poor and hungry and perhaps ill are sad by themselves. Then add in the choices people make to sell s story and complicated doesn’t touch this book. Ellis and Lily are quite different but yet both are hiding secrets.
Loved the journey this book took me on. Learning more about the early 1930’s and loving the newspaper aspect in the tale. Highly recommend!! I had the chance to hear the author speak as well and the research that went into this and all her books was fascinating. Grab this book soon!!
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theniecey
2.0 out of 5 starsTwo stars
November 6, 2018
The moral issues are dealt with in a trite and immature level of analysis. The legal aspects are far fetched. The romance interest angle is shallow and gratuitous. Just a dull read. Not horrible when stuck on a 15 hour flight to India but if you have other options, take them
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AnitaGL
5.0 out of 5 starsWell researched Historical Fiction at it's best
September 27, 2018
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I’m a huge fan of Kristina McMorris and this book was such a treat. First you learn of the photo and then the story unfolds into something much deeper. The tragedies of families who were poor and hungry and perhaps ill are sad by themselves. Then add in the choices people make to sell s story and complicated doesn’t touch this book. Ellis and Lily are quite different but yet both are hiding secrets.
Loved the journey this book took me on. Learning more about the early 1930’s and loving the newspaper aspect in the tale. Highly recommend!! I had the chance to hear the author speak as well and the research that went into this and all her books was fascinating. Grab this book soon!!
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Patsy Chastang
4.0 out of 5 starsA Amazing Novel
November 15, 2018
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This novel is set during the Depression Era of 1931. A sign was in the yard where two small boys were playing that read 'Children For Sell '.

This may sound cruel but times were hard in America. Everything was fine until one day the Stock Market crashed, Banks were closing, no money, no food, people out of work, long bread lines waiting for food. Families with children couldn't afford to feed them. Some parents passed their children to farmers to help with the farming. Some parents sold their children thinking it would give their children a better life.

This story is about Ellis Reed, a fiction character was a newspaper reported trying to keep his job. He saw the sign and the two boys playing, he took a picture and wrote a story for the newspaper. It was a sad realistic event that blew up in his face. Ellis tries to make his wrong / right again. The story is well written, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough, it was that good. The setting, the characters and the plot was outstanding and so vivid. I recommend this book to all that want to know more about the Great Depression Era.
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Carolyn Strong
5.0 out of 5 starsAn intriguing story
August 31, 2018
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The title and cover photo initially hooked me into reading this book and then I didn't put it down unti! I was finished. It's pretty unusual for a man to be writing feature articles in the society section of a newspaper in the 40's. I found the plot to be engaging and the pacing about right. It's a good read for an afternoon.
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Dorothy C. Minor
5.0 out of 5 starsEXCELLENT Book
September 26, 2018
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Once I began reading Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris, I could not stop. The story captivated me from the opening page. As Ellis and Lily search for the two children who have been sold and for their mother, I was totally absorbed in the story and hoping for the best outcome. Ellis encounters particularly unsavory characters who endanger his life, but he continues with the search as does Lily. I highly recommend Sold on a Monday.
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2.0 out of 5 starsTwo stars
November 6, 2018
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The moral issues are dealt with in a trite and immature level of analysis. The legal aspects are far fetched. The romance interest angle is shallow and gratuitous. Just a dull read. Not horrible when stuck on a 15 hour flight to India but if you have other options, take them
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Burrow Denise
4.0 out of 5 starsInteresting
September 4, 2018
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The picture I looked up made my heart sink. I can't imagine trying to keep my children well and fed and healthy and not being able to meet those basic needs daily.. Excellent book makes one think
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Diane from Michigan
5.0 out of 5 starsUnintentional Consequences
September 9, 2018
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The likelihood of the story being true is easy to believe. Although the unintentional outcome that stems from one little dishonest act are a bit unlikely the book illustrates beautifully, the newspaper industry in it's heyday, the results of mistakes made by many types of people and the natural consequences, some good others not we all make
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5.0 out of 5 starsSold on a Monday
September 4, 2018
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Was a little slow in the beginning. Honestly, I expected the book to be more about the children. However, that being said, it was a still a very good book. I like this author and have liked everything she has written so far.
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Thorn
1.0 out of 5 starsToo many holes in story, too many inaccuracies
March 12, 2019
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Terribly written book. I am surprised the author's editor allowed it to be published this way. It was boring as can be until they attempted to get Calvin back, which was 2/3 of the way through the book. I wanted to stop reading so many times, but forced myself to finish. The first major gaff is that Ellis took a photo and wrote an article about the children for sale. How did he write an article when he didn't even talk to anyone? What did he use for material? Did he make everything up? The story never said. The time period was The Great Depression, but we never had any description of it. Seems like everyone had jobs and went about their business every day. And Ellis? He could sit at his desk and wait for inspiration to smack him in the face. I guarantee that he would have had to produce articles and type weddings, engagements, obits, etc.., to keep busy. You can't just sit at a news desk all day and do nothing. So inaccurate. The dialogue was not period correct. She used phrases like "At the end of the day .." which wasn't used until the 2000s. Ellis told the story of his shoulder being bruised by shooting a 410 shotgun. I have news for you: 410 shotguns have hardly any recoil at all. She wrote that the farmer was going to work in the fields the next day, despite it raining all night. What was he going to do - make mud pies? You can't work in the field after that much rain. When Ellis was in the hospital, she said tubes and an IV bag was hanging. In the 1930s, there were no "bags" of IV fluid. They were bottles, even used into the 1970s. Funny how Ellis always had to crank start his car and then suddenly, when the farmer was chasing them, he had electric start on his car. He just never used it before? Like I said, there are SO MANY problems with this book and I could go on forever, but I will conclude that it was one of the worst written books I have ever read. Period.
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Lola M
1.0 out of 5 starsTrite development of what could have been a gripping story
January 8, 2019
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The opening scene - the photo op that seemed irretrievably ruined and the steps taken in order to retrieve the opportunity- promised a story with a moral quandary with a certain depth. Instead it turned into a "good guys, bad guys" thriller.
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