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Brooklyn Noirby Nelson George, Ellen Miller, Sidney Offit, Pete Hamill, Arthur Nersesian, Pearl Abraham , Ken Bruen, Maggie Estep, Chris Niles, Neal Pollack, Kenji Jasper, Tim McLoughlinISBN 1888451580 (1-888451-58-0)
Softcover, Akashic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Brooklyn Noir'Book summary:[via]New Yorks punchiest borough asserts its criminal legacy with all new stories from a magnificent set of todays best writers. Brooklyn Noir moves from Coney Island to Bedford-Stuyvesant to Bay Ridge to Red Hook to Bushwick to Sheepshead Bay to Park Slope and far deeper, into the heart of Brooklyns historical and criminal largesse, with all of its dark splendor. Each contributor presents a brand new story set in a distinct neighborhood.
Brooklyn Noir mixes masters of the mystery genre with the best of New Yorks literary fiction communityand, of course, leaves room for new blood. These brilliant and chilling stories see crime striking in communities of Russians, Jamaicans, Hasidic Jews, Puerto Ricans, Italians, Irish and many other ethnicitiesin the most diverse urban location on the planet.
Contributors include Pete Hamill, Nelson George, Sidney Offit, Arthur Nersesian, Pearl Abraham, Ellen Miller, Maggie Estep, Adam Mansbach, CJ Sullivan, Chris Niles, Norman Kelley, and many others.
Akashic Books announces Brooklyn novelist Tim McLoughlin as the editor of the anthology (in addition to his contributing a story). McLoughlins respect on any Brooklyn street predates the publication of his debut novel Heart of the Old Country (Akashic, 2001), a selection of the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Program that was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as an inspired cross between Richard Price and Ross McDonald. For years, McLoughlin has worked in the Kings County Supreme Court in downtown Brooklyn.
Praise for McLoughlins Heart of the Old Country:
. . . cracks with the authenticity that only a writer with a perfect ear can accomplish. Bob Leuci, author of BlazeMcLoughlin writes about South Brooklyn with a fidelity to people and place reminiscent of James T. Farrells Studs Lonigan and George Orwells Down and Out in Paris and London. Sidney Offit, author of Memoir of the Bookies Son
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Giving Up Americaby Pearl AbrahamISBN 1573227528 (1-57322-752-8)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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The Romance Readerby Pearl AbrahamISBN 1573225487 (1-57322-548-7)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Romance Reader'Book summary:Widely applauded when it was published last year, Pearl Abraham's debut novel The Romance Reader possesses that quality that distinguishes all great fictiona fresh look at the universal truths that bind us together. Like Chaim Potok, who revealed the Orthodox Jewish world from a young man's perspective in The Chosen, Abraham explores new ground, offering readers a tender story of a young Hasidic woman facing the challenges of growing up and the demands of her religion.[via]
Rachel Benjamin is the daughter of a quixotic rabbi who dreams of building a synagogue in the secluded upstate New York bungalow colony where his family now lives. As the rabbi's eldest daughter, Rachel is expected to set an example for her five siblings and for the other girls in the community: she must wear thick opaque tights with seams; she is forbidden to wear a bathing suit in public; and she can never read books in English. But like all young adults, Rachel bristles at the stringent rules set by her family and her religion, rebelling in ways that become increasingly apparent. Whether sneaking sheer nylons in and out of the house or applying for an illicit library card that will allow her access to the romance novels that she loves, Rachel is determined to do things her way. Dreaming of a life that mirrors that of the heroines in her favorite novels, Rachel craves the independence she will never have as a Hasidic woman in an arranged marriage. And yet, as her impending marriage draws inevitably nearer, the pulls of family and faith weigh against the frightening and unknown world beyond her own.
This coming-of-age tale is both unusual and familiaran intriguing, heartfelt look at the power of family and religion in the Hasidic community and the universal desire to leave the nest.More editions of The Romance Reader:
- The Romance Reader: ISBN 1573220159 (1-57322-015-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated - Romance Reader: ISBN 0704380390 (0-7043-8039-0)
Softcover, Quartet Books, Limited - The Romance Reader: ISBN 0606240152 (0-606-24015-2)
Hardcover, Demco Media - The Romance Reader: ISBN 1573225487 (1-57322-548-7)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
- The Romance Reader: ISBN 1573220159 (1-57322-015-9)
The Seventh Beggarby Pearl AbrahamISBN 1594481555 (1-59448-155-5)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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Die Romanleserinby Pearl AbrahamISBN 3442722381 (3-442-72238-1)
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Die Romanleserin. cbt.: Band 30011by Pearl AbrahamISBN 3570300110 (3-570-30011-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Die Romanleserin. cbt.: Band 30011'Book summary:Bücher sind Rachels Leidenschaft, doch die Dreizehnjährige wächst in einer orthodoxen jüdischen Familie vor den Toren New Yorks auf. Das heißt keine vermeintlich falsche Lektüre. Keine falschen Freunde. Keine falschen Träume von einem Leben jenseits der traditionellen Frauenrolle. Im Hause der Benjamins darf nur jiddisch gesprochen werden, nicht-koscheres Essen ist verpönt und jeglicher Kontakt zur goi-Welt streng reglementiert. Rachels Vater, ein unbedeutender Rabbi, der von einer eigenen Synagoge träumt, überlässt die Erziehung der sieben Kinder der Mutter, die stur an der traditionellen Frauenrolle festhält. Mit eiserner Hand wacht sie über das Benehmen ihrer ältesten Tochter. Doch der aufgeweckten Rachel fällt es schwer, sich unterzuordnen, und je älter sie wird, desto offener wird ihre Rebellion. Bald ist sie in ihrem Viertel bei den chassidischen Müttern als modernes Mädchen verschrien, das als brave Schwiegertochter nicht mehr in Frage kommt. Aber Rachel wünscht sich sowieso eine ganz andere Zukunft. Sie möchte alle Fesseln abstreifen und ihr eigenes Leben beginnen. [via]
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