Everyone in the group agreed that The Easter Parade was well written. This book took place roughly between the years 1920 and 1960. Yates made every word count in this novel. Sarah and Emily Grimes grew up in a broken home and led two very different lives in adulthood. Sara was a traditional wife and mother whose marriage was not as great as it may have seemed from the outside. Emily was more independent and lived a city life with a string of different men in her life. Neither of the sisters led a very satisfying life.
Everyone agreed that none of the characters were not very likable even if they liked the story. Emily was told by one of her favorite nephews how he admired her for being a feminist. We wanted to like Emily but she did not try hard enough to help her sister in troubled times. The group liked Yates’ writing style and look forward to reading his first novel Revolutionary Road.
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