Turtle lives with her mother in New Jersey. Her mother goes through men and cleaning jobs as if they are socks. Finally she settles on a man and a housemaid position, but her boss doesn't like children. Off Turtle goes to Key West to live with her aunt and cousins. .While there, she discovers the "conch" lifestyle, her extended family, and more than she could ever ask for.
This book really took me back to the Depression era and how life was as the tourist haven Key West blossomed. The author's notes in the back share her personal experiences, stories from her family, and newsworthy anecdotes from the 1930s.
This book has two different covers. The one to the right is the "new and improved" cover, but I think I prefer the original which features Turtle on the cover and is reminicent of its setting. Sadly, I cannot find a copy of the second cover anywhere on line.
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