Government Girls: A Novel of Hope During WWII
About this ebook
Arriving at Union Station, they meet Dotty, a quick-witted woman who left her all-girl band in New York City in search of new opportunities. Despite rampant racism, Dotty manages to find a clerical job with the government, thanks to her prized possession - a typewriter.
The three women band together, renting rooms in a run-down mansion that operates as a restaurant and boarding house. Under the same roof lives Natalie, an eccentric artist trying desperately to sell her screenplays and achieve her Hollywood dreams.
As Mary and Marge begin their demanding fingerprint filing jobs at the FBI, they find themselves growing increasingly vulnerable, but also courageous, in the face of a world ruptured by war. The four women couldn’t be more different, yet they forge an unbreakable bond confronting rapidly shifting social conventions and opportunities for women.
About the author
Michael Wilson was born into a government family outside of the nation’s capital. On scholarship he attended Carnegie Mellon University with a painting major and literature minor. After university he was a bartender, received two literary grants, wrote and produced a television show for deaf/hearing children, owned an eclectic store, and was lead teaching artist at a program for children at risk. His paintings have been displayed in gallery shows and can be seen at artbymichael.net.
