Back of The Yard: A Great Depression Family Saga

"Heart-wrenching moments of emotional struggle are presented with insight and compassion... a fascinating read that one will not soon forget." -US Review of Books

Set during the Depression in the South Chicago neighborhood of Sinclair's The Jungle, Betty O'Leary's family struggles to scrape by in this harsh, foul-smelling, yet compassionate area. The youngest in her Irish Catholic family, Betty is overshadowed by her pretty sister, Maureen, and when tragedy threatens to shatter her world, Be...