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# Sold on a Monday: A True Story of Heartbreak and Resilience

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Sold on a Monday: A True Story of Heartbreak and Resilience [McMorris, Kristina] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Sold on a Monday: A True Story of Heartbreak and Resilience

Review: Good read - Very good read. Enjoy the book and storylines.
Review: Second Chances - McMorris writes a poignant tale based on a sign spotted by a young reporter: "2 children for sale."He snaps a picture of the two children playing on a decrepit property in rural 1931 Pennsylvania. He returns to his Philadelpia newspaper, pens a poignant story but somehow the picture is lost. His editor demands a new photo but when he returns, he find the house abandoned. He sees two children in apparently similar circumstances in a house across the road, and before he can think it through, he poses the two children on their own porch with the sign from across the street, persuading their reluctant mother with a few dollars. From this bit of happenstance unfurls a gripping story with well depicted characters and timeless themes. A young female reporter from his paper is drawn into the story. Together these two young people, with unresolved issues of their own, gradually become aware of the tragic consequences for the family featured in the story and set out to right the wrongs suffered. The journey takes us into the smoke-filled newsrooms of the era, into mob-infiltrated urban activities spawnedf by Prohibition, into the pain of a couple haunted by the death of a child, back into the protagonists' own troubled families complicated by an out if wedlock pregnancy, and highlights the plight of children in those difficult economic settings whether in orphanages or bought as slave labor by struggling farming families (evoking similar trafficking of children today for baser purposes.) In short this is a compelling, well researched, many layered journey through far different times than most readers experiencd. The author captures the flavor of this bygone time, most amusingly by the young reporter's repeated use of the word "swell." An author's note at the book's conclusion reveals the genesis of this novel in a similar, haunting children for sale sign she saw in 1948. All in all, the novel is an insightful glimpse into how people in a difficult time dealt with eternally human struggles.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #12,465 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #566 in Historical Fiction (Books) #580 in Literary Fiction (Books) #959 in American Literature (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (51,964) |
| Dimensions  | 5.5 x 0.88 x 8.25 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 1492663999 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1492663997 |
| Item Weight  | 10.9 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 352 pages |
| Publication date  | August 28, 2018 |
| Publisher  | Sourcebooks Landmark |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good read
*by D***L on November 27, 2025*

Very good read. Enjoy the book and storylines.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Second Chances
*by K***R on August 12, 2019*

McMorris writes a poignant tale based on a sign spotted by a young reporter: "2 children for sale."He snaps a picture of the two children playing on a decrepit property in rural 1931 Pennsylvania. He returns to his Philadelpia newspaper, pens a poignant story but somehow the picture is lost. His editor demands a new photo but when he returns, he find the house abandoned. He sees two children in apparently similar circumstances in a house across the road, and before he can think it through, he poses the two children on their own porch with the sign from across the street, persuading their reluctant mother with a few dollars. From this bit of happenstance unfurls a gripping story with well depicted characters and timeless themes. A young female reporter from his paper is drawn into the story. Together these two young people, with unresolved issues of their own, gradually become aware of the tragic consequences for the family featured in the story and set out to right the wrongs suffered. The journey takes us into the smoke-filled newsrooms of the era, into mob-infiltrated urban activities spawnedf by Prohibition, into the pain of a couple haunted by the death of a child, back into the protagonists' own troubled families complicated by an out if wedlock pregnancy, and highlights the plight of children in those difficult economic settings whether in orphanages or bought as slave labor by struggling farming families (evoking similar trafficking of children today for baser purposes.) In short this is a compelling, well researched, many layered journey through far different times than most readers experiencd. The author captures the flavor of this bygone time, most amusingly by the young reporter's repeated use of the word "swell." An author's note at the book's conclusion reveals the genesis of this novel in a similar, haunting children for sale sign she saw in 1948. All in all, the novel is an insightful glimpse into how people in a difficult time dealt with eternally human struggles.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Very Enjoyable Read
*by G***S on December 1, 2025*

Sadly children were put up for sale by desperately poor parents. But the book was fun to read and ends well!

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