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Overview'Polls have recently confirmed what has long been suspected; most men do not want brainy women. Stewardesses have turned out to be that occupation blessed most often with marriage. The key elements appear to be uniforms and travel.' It is 1947 and in the aftermath of World War II halcyon days have not returned to Magrit, Minnesota, where the veterans have failed to come home. The men haven't died; they've just moved onto greener pastures, rejecting the local women, who served the war effort in the Scientific Kitchen of Margaret Mill. The mill was founded by Henry Collins, the man responsible for Sweetwheats, the world's first puffed and sugar-coated cereal. As part of a publicity campaign, Henry creates the Sweetwheats Sweethearts all-girl baseball team, convincing the mill girls that this will help them find husbands. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Karen Joy FowlerPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Ballantine Books Inc. Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780345416421ISBN 10: 0345416422 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 10 February 1998 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsTRANSPORTING .-- The New York Times Book Review TRANSPORTING .<p>-- The New York Times Book Review Author InformationKaren Joy Fowler, a PEN/Faulkner and California Book Award winner, is the author of six novels (two of them New York Times bestsellers) and four short story collections. She has been a Dublin IMPAC nominee, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2014. She lives in Santa Cruz, California. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |