Kirjahaku

Carol is the youngest daughter of Betty, who struggled most of her life to make ends meet. When Betty's husband left her for another woman, Carol was sent to a Catholic boarding school, where she spent part of her adolescence years. The nuns became the family Carol dreamed of as a little girl and she promised herself she would have a family of her own one day. When Betty remarried, Carol was excited to be reunited with her mother and have a family once again, but the dream eluded her, as she realized that her mom's new husband wasn't a family man. Once on her own, Carol started working as a hatcheck girl in a nightclub and the owner and staff soon filled the role of family until Eddie came along. Carol was excited to be embarking on her Big City Dream of having a family of a her own, only to be betrayed. Carol is a fun, lighthearted girl who continues to hold her Big City Dream of having a family of her own. Carol's journey is filled with dreams achieved and broken.

BETTY is the daughter of Irish immigrants and the second oldest of six children who grew up on a farm in the rural area of Kentucky. Betty falls in love and marries Arvin, who has big city dreams, and follows him to Chicago. While Arvin is realizing his city dreams, Betty is thrust into the world of bootlegging during prohibition, and prostitution during the great depression. As Betty struggles to find her own city dreams, she meets a young boy who will change her life forever. Betty's story can be read as a metaphor for our own journey through life or what truly makes us happy.