Midwestern Memoir Tracks 'Flyover Lives' Of Author's Forebears




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Summary: Diane Johnson often writes about American heroines living in France, but when she began her memoir, she found herself drawn back to her native ground in America's heartland. Critic Maureen Corrigan<strong><em> </em></strong>says <em>Flyover Lives</em> "lets scenes and conversations speak for themselves, accruing power as they lodge in readers' minds."