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A lost gem of twentiethcentury literature Josephine Johnsons 1934 Pulitzer Prizewinning exquisiteheartbreakingly real The New York Times Book Review novel follows a year in the life of a family struggling to survive the Dust Bowl

Published when Josephine Johnson was only twentyfour years old Now in November made Johnson the youngest ever winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1935 It is a beautifully told account of one farming familys challenges to scrape by and earn a living from mortgaged land over the course of a single year narrated by one of three sistersthe introspective and thoughtful Margaret As the household is ravaged by Depressionera hardship and the environmental blights of the Dust Bowl the familys unique vulnerabilities are pushed to a breaking point

In a style typical of Johnsons body of work Now in November is strikingly ahead of its time grappling with questions of mental health workers rights as well as gender race and class and is ready to be rediscovered by a new generation of readers