Karen Gettert Shoemaker. Pasadena, California. Red Hen Press. ISBN With her timely first novel, The Meaning of Names, Karen Gettert Shoemaker presents us with two unique main conflicts: the great flu epidemic and the racism encountered by German Americans living in Nebraska during World War I, a rarely seen www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 3 mins. Set in in the farm country at the heart of America, The Meaning of Names is the story of an ordinary woman trying to raise a family during extraordinary times. Estranged from her parents because she married against their will, confronted with violence and prejudice against her people, and caught up in the midst of the worst plague the world has ever seen, Gerda Vogel, an American of /5(). The Meaning of Names by Karen Gettert Shoemaker is a modern classic, quite a feat for a book set in , but since it was written by a contemporary, I have to put it in that category. As far as it being a classic, I would put it alongside most of D. H. Lawrence's novels for pure quality of story, characterization, place, and time.4/5.
The Meaning of Names by Karen Gettert Shoemaker is a modern classic, quite a feat for a book set in , but since it was written by a contemporary, I have to put it in that category. As far as it being a classic, I would put it alongside most of D. H. Lawrence's novels for pure quality of story, characterization, place, and time. Complicated American history mixes with the promise of life and the fear of human coping in Karen Gettert Shoemaker's delightfully rich novel, "The Meaning of Names," available from Red Hen. The Meaning of Names by Karen Gettert Shoemaker () was a nice little book, with a well-done historical setting. Stuart, Nebraska is along the northern border of the state, a bit east of center. At the time of the story, in , it's a rural farming community and small town with a rail line connecting it to the broader world.
Karen Gettert Shoemaker is the author of the novel The Meaning of Names, the short story collection Night Sounds and Other Stories, and the upcoming novel The Last Living Waitress of the Home Cafe. “When I was young my mother always said she wouldn’t recognize me without a book in front of my face. The Meaning of Names is a hauntingly tender story set in Nebraska during World War I, a time when nationalism led to prejudice against German-Americans, a time when the influenza pandemic of killed millions. Against this grim backdrop, Karen Gettert Shoemaker weaves an enduring story of faith, family, and love. As the nation gazes years backward this year at World War I, native Nebraska author Karen Gettert Shoemaker offers “The Meaning of Names,” a novel set in Nebraska during the period. This.
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