Category Archives: Sims, Marian
Marian Sims. The City on the Hill. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1940.
Lawyer Steve Chandler seems to be the only honest man in the fictional North Carolina city of Medbury. Chandler takes on social injustice, a corrupt police force, organized crime, bigotry, and public apathy in the courtroom, at his church, in … Continue reading
Filed under 1940, 1940-1949, Mecklenburg, Novels Set in Fictional Places, Piedmont, Sims, Marian
Marian Sims. Call It Freedom. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1937.
As the harsh realities of the Great Depression decimate Ralph Harvey’s insurance business, his drinking habits cross a line that his wife Martha can’t accept. When Ralph fails to reform, Martha decides to divorce him. As the novel opens, Martha … Continue reading
Filed under 1930-1939, 1937, Mecklenburg, Novels Set in Fictional Places, Piedmont, Sims, Marian
Marian Sims. Storm before Daybreak. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott and Co., 1946.
Paul Shannon, a Marine veteran, returns home to Hartsboro (a fictionalized Charlotte) at the end of World War II. Paul had always liked to party and run around, but the war has changed him. Things at home have changed too. … Continue reading
