@book{628,
  keywords = {Roman Catholics, German Americans, alcoholism, people with mental illness},
  author = {Kristina McGrath},
  title = {House Work},
  abstract = {Guy and Anna Hallissey wed after World War II and raise a working-class Catholic family.  However, Guy suffers from alcoholism and mental illness, which strains the marriage.  Defying the advice of the parish priest, Anna leaves Guy, re-establishes a home for her children, and independently earns a living for the kids by doing house work.},
  year = {1994},
  pages = {198 p.},
  publisher = {Bridge Works Publishing Company},
  address = {Bridgehampton, NY},
  note = {The novel was chosen by <em>The New York Times Book Review</em> as a notable book of 1994.},
  language = {English},
}