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Overview"A Commune Grew In Brooklyn Before Park Slope became ""Park Slope,"" an affluent and sometimes derided Brooklyn neighborhood of ""stroller moms,"" entitled children, and complete lack of parking spaces, it was a community in decline. This started to change in the 1970s, when people who came of age in the 1960s--middle class, educated, progressive--started moving to the area, attracted by its beautiful, and then-affordable, housing, tree-lined streets, and diverse population. In late 1972, three families moved into a two-family house in the neighborhood to set up a commune. It was an urban commune. Its inhabitants were not going back to the land: they did not raise chickens or grow their own food. The members came together to help working parents by sharing childcare, housework, and cooking and to give their children a safe and supportive environment in which to grow and flourish. The commune became an extended family. In this memoir, Elayne Archer describes daily life in the commune, its challenges, and its rewards. The memories of several commune participants, including three of the children, enrich the memoir and make it a vivid description of the time and of an alternative approach to living and raising children." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elayne Grant ArcherPublisher: FriesenPress Imprint: FriesenPress Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.159kg ISBN: 9781039124295ISBN 10: 1039124291 Pages: 120 Publication Date: 25 February 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationElayne Archer was born in London, England and grew up in Toronto. She holds degrees from Radcliffe College and Columbia University. Archer worked as a college English teacher and as an editor for forty years. She previously cowrote and published her mother's memoir, Crossing Troubled Waters: The Memoir of an English War Widow. She lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband, Clifford Rosenthal. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |