Diane Simmons
The Courtship
of Eva Eldridge by Diane Simmons
“Working from hundreds of pieces of personal correspondence, Simmons [lays out] an enthralling plot that travels between multiple timelines with confidence. The author’s perceptive social history explores the ways in which marriage was idealized after the war and used to lure women back to the home after getting a taste of freedom and self-determination. Eldridge’s letters are a treasure trove of information, but Simmons also does a huge amount of detective work, hitting the archives to fill in many blanks. She tracks down most of Vickers’s wives and descendants, finding evidence of [numerous] additional marriages.” —Kirkus Reviews
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​About Diane
Diane Simmons is the author of numerous award-winning works of fiction, non-fiction, journalism, and criticism.
A Westerner and former newspaper and magazine reporter in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska, Simmons holds a BA in history, an MA in Creative Writing, and a Ph.D. in English literature. She is Professor Emerita at City University of New York and a former Fulbright Fellow to the Czech Republic.
Diane is active with Maplewood, NJ Democrats, Third Act New Jersey, and the PEN American Center Prison Writing Committee. She is a reading panel member at Hippocampus Magazine...
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