Call Your Daughter home takes place in South Carolina The Last Ballad, in North Carolina. Reason: Issues of class and race in the 1920s American South come to the fore in both novels centering on strong female characters. The Bridge features a modern newspaper cartoonist who explores his family's history, while the more literary The Last Ballad focuses on a real-life singer and activist. Reason: These historical novels portray attempts to suppress union organizing in North Carolina. The books also share rich details, vivid characterization, race prejudice, and clashes between economic classes. Reason: These novels feature labor strife in 1930s Bermuda (Crown Jewel) and 1920s North Carolina (The Last Ballad). Both incorporate a chorus of secondary voices for additional perspectives.
Reason: Each of these atmospheric, compelling historical fiction novels revolve around labor union movements in the early 20th century and feature authentic, sympathetic characters struggling to make a better life. The North Carolina-set Last Ballad places a real-life singer at the center of its plot, while Sea Glass imagines the fate of a New Hampshire couple.
Reason: These affecting historical novels portray textile-mill-union organizing and consequent violence during the 1920s. Serena is violent and dark while The Last Ballad is moving and inspiring both examine the courage and cowardice of players on each side of the labor movement. Reason: These novels set during the Depression explore workers' rights from different perspectives. Reason: Both based on infamous events in labor history, these compelling stories of working-class life center on the arrival of young newcomers who inspire downtrodden laborers to demand fair wages and working conditions. Read-alikes for The last ballad from NoveList Plus
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