Paradise Alley - Brossura

Baker, Kevin

Brossura

ISBN 10: 006087595X ISBN 13: 9780060875954

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2006

Riassunto

They came by boat from a starving land—and by the Underground Railroad from Southern chains—seeking refuge in a crowded, filthy corner of hell at the bottom of a great metropolis. But in the terrible July of 1863, the poor and desperate of Paradise Alley would face a new catastrophe—as flames from the war that was tearing America in two reached out to set their city on fire.

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Recensione:

“Rich in color and drama.... Extraordinary.... A triumph.” (New York Times)

Phenomenal.” (San Diego Union-Tribune)

“An engrossing epic” (Entertainment Weekly)

“A page-turning epic.” (New York Post)

“Deftly plotted, fabulously detailed, and never less than absorbing.” (Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review)

“Extraordinary....Baker achieves a hallucinatory realism packed with sensory detail, demonstrating why historical fiction is able to trump conventional historiography.” (Los Angeles Times Book Review)

“Extraordinary....Baker achieves a hallucinatory realism packed with sensory detail.” (Los Angeles Times Book Review)

“Paradise Alley probes the primal mysteries of ...love and war with skill, drama and deep humanity.” (Edmonton Journal)

“Skillfully illuminates a little-known episode in this country’s history.” (Library Journal)

“[A] richly detailed, impeccably researched drama.” (Booklist)

L'autore:

Kevin Baker is the bestselling author of the novels Dreamland, Paradise Alley, and Sometimes You See It Coming. He is a columnist for American Heritage magazine and a regular contributor to the New York Times, Harper's, and other periodicals. He lives in New York City with his wife, the writer Ellen Abrams, and their cat, Stella.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 006087595X
• ISBN 13: 9780060875954
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 684