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A review by writerbeverly
Cress Delahanty by Jessamyn West
3.0
In this collection of short stories, many of which were published AS short stories, we see Crescent, aka Cress, Delahanty, grow from age 13 to age 16. She's a bit of an odd, imaginative and creative duck, with crushes and ideas and friendships that are very typical of girls of these ages.
It's also interesting to "visit" southern California of the 1940's, in neighborhoods where the oil derricks are pumping and all wood burned in fireplaces has oil oozing out of it. There's no real through storyline, but it's an interesting coming of age read, and with the author's usual attention to detail and beautifully drawn characters.
It's also interesting to "visit" southern California of the 1940's, in neighborhoods where the oil derricks are pumping and all wood burned in fireplaces has oil oozing out of it. There's no real through storyline, but it's an interesting coming of age read, and with the author's usual attention to detail and beautifully drawn characters.