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"Joe Caine's Kids" is the funny, sad, sometimes ludicrous story of the life of a Midwestern Depression-era family. Joe Caine is a coal miner. He is also a bootlegger, a gambler, and a dyed-in-the-wool cynic. His wife, Agnes, is a condescending and occasionally delusional woman trying to cope with the demands of life in a very difficult situation. Each of the three young daughters can be described in a word. Beatrice is the queen. Her word is law, or so she thinks. Ellie is the rebel and Mary Ann is the "nice one." Experience one of the most challenging times in American history through the varied perspectives of this engaging but imperfect family as they are shaped by circumstances and events that surround them in their small but lively town. Meet the memorable people who touch their lives; the ominous old priest, Red the bum, and the pompous young schoolteacher who has a lot of learning of his own to do.