Title: The Pastures of Heaven
First published: 1932
Description: A series of short stories connected by a moral, hardworking, compassionate family that moves into a rural California valley and, while meaning well, pretty much destroys the lives of the characters in each story.  Fascinating read that pits eccentric, creative diversity against the American ”moral" ideal.
Subjects: Fiction, Farm life, Rural families, Classic Literature, Literature, Family, California, fiction, Fiction, general, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, war & military, Sea stories, Great britain, fiction, Families
Places: California
People: Richard Bolitho (Fictitious character)
Time periods: Early 20th century, 1920's