As the novel Shining Through opens, Linda Voss, the protagonist, seems to be a typical 1930s working girl. She worries about her alcoholic mother and spends lunch hours gossiping with the other secretaries, trying to conceal her crush on her handsome boss. But, like Isaacs's other female protagonists, she is witty, irreverent, and aware of her own sexuality. When war propels her into the midst of momentous events, she discovers her own inner resources and courage (which she deprecatingly calls foolhardiness).
The two men in her life, members of the Wall Street law firm where she works, handle levers of power which influence the entire nation. Through Linda's eyes, however, they are shown as vulnerable human beings......
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