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There is the beauty of Clara's compassion for Julia and Olga, who would both lead limited, hard-scrabble lives.

Lindsay Edmunds: Susan Vreeland Brings to Light a Talented Artist and a Vibrant Time Lindsay Edmunds 2011

The hard-scrabble daily existence of the characters was captivating and engrossing.

Advance reader reviews of Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn D. Wall. 2010

Bob Palmer, Chuck Vervalin, Tim McCoy, and Gordy Cox lived hard-scrabble lives growing up in the Depression.

'No Ordinary Joes' Tells Stories Of Love And War 2010

There is the beauty of Clara's compassion for Julia and Olga, who would both lead limited, hard-scrabble lives.

Lindsay Edmunds: Susan Vreeland Brings to Light a Talented Artist and a Vibrant Time Lindsay Edmunds 2011

Bob Palmer, Chuck Vervalin, Tim McCoy, and Gordy Cox lived hard-scrabble lives growing up in the Depression.

'No Ordinary Joes' Tells Stories Of Love And War 2010

Bob Palmer, Chuck Vervalin, Tim McCoy, and Gordy Cox lived hard-scrabble lives growing up in the Depression.

'No Ordinary Joes' Tells Stories Of Love And War 2010

But it's a hard-scrabble life, fraught with potential danger.

Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Biutiful Marshall Fine 2011

Pitt plays the hard-scrabble father and Chastain the generous and free spirited mother, with Penn their eventual progeny.

'The Tree Of Life': Reviews Of Terrence Malick's New Film Starring Brad Pitt 2011

Bob Palmer, Chuck Vervalin, Tim McCoy, and Gordy Cox lived hard-scrabble lives growing up in the Depression.

'No Ordinary Joes' Tells Stories Of Love And War 2010

Directed by Michelangelo Frammartino, its 88 minutes constitute more of a poetic essay than a documentary, as the camera calmly observes the death of an old shepherd, the ongoing life of his goat herd, and the hard-scrabble existence of the villagers who are intimately connected to the natural world that sustains them.

The End of the World as We Know It Steve Dollar 2011