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I really didn't care much for this book based on any classification. Divided into three parts, each part did move more quickly as I read on, but I had a hard time getting past part I. The whole story seemed to wander around a lot, with loose ends that were never really explained, and with a rather trite ending. I found it to be a rather unbelievable romance novel instead of historical fiction. I thought it would have been much so better if it had focused solely on the subject matter of children being sold during the depression, and had not tried to pull in all the other unnecessary storylines that, to me, weakened the main plot line.

I would rate this 3.5. The story itself was a page turner - the idea taken from an actual photograph of four children next to a sign "4 children for sale". I never connected with the characters - more action and less emotion. The strained lifelong relationship between Ellis and his dad was resolved in one paragraph. There were multiple subplots - the orphanage, the Gantry's, the death of Victoria, the gangster Max Trevino - all very interesting - but nothing in depth. Conclusion: Great read for a book club to simply enjoy the story.

Sold on a Monday has a good premise—down-on-her luck mother puts her children up for sale. Who was she? Why did she need to do it? Who would buy someone else's children? Ah, the makings of a good tale of the anguish and poverty of the Depression.
But wait, what about these aspiring journalists and their woes—a son trying to impress his father, an unwed mother with a supportive family? The story takes a while to get going. And suddenly we are in the midst of a detective story—who was the mysterious man who bought the children, where did the mother go, what do mobsters have to do with this? So many threads, not all fully developed. There are certainly interesting, attention-getting twists here. A stronger writer might have used all this material to better effect.

As I tend enjoy well developed literature and historical fiction, I eagerly anticipated reading "Sold on a Monday". I assumed the book would be a meaningful exploration of the economic and social conditions during the Great Depression that caused desperation in many families. The potential of the title was never fulfilled. Instead the author provided what seemed to be a screenplay outline, without any character development or believable storyline. It reminded me of a televised serial drama with numerous and ludicrous plot twists thrown in to hold one's interest for 60 minutes.