Their Own Country

by Alice Tisdale Hobart

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1940

About the author

Alice Tisdale Hobart, born Alice Nourse in Lockport, New York, was an American novelist. Her most famous book, Oil for the Lamps of China, which was also made into a film, drew heavily on her experiences as the wife of an American oil executive in China amid the turmoil of the overthrow of the Manchu Dynasty in 1912.

Reviews

[Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Their Own Country by Alice Tisdale Hobart draws similes between two countries of residence for Stephen and Hester Chase. Ultimately, in seeking the American dream, their plight from China to New York to Kansas shows the true struggles of family seeking a chance to succeed through obstacles of defeat. Tisdale Hobart writes the scenes as if a motion picture and does so successfully. By her own admission, she does not “overburden the plot with detail”. Published in 1940, In Their Country exemplifies the courage and strength of the American to push forth and shoot for resilience to the bitter end.