The Way Home: a German Childhood, an American Life - Rilegato

Bradley, Ernestine

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ISBN 10: 037542279X ISBN 13: 9780375422799

Casa editrice: Pantheon Books, 2005

Riassunto

A memoir by the wife of former senator Bill Bradley describes growing up in the small German town of Passau, offering a vivid study of ordinary life under the Nazis and after World War II; her job as an airline stewardess; romance with the basketball star turned politician; bout with breast cancer; and their complex life of family, careers, and politics. 30,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“A memoir of self-discovery. . . . Lucid and bracing.”
—The New York Times

“An unforgettable portrait of a German wartime childhood. . . . Moving seamlessly between a child’s memories and an adult’s perspective, Ernestine Bradley involves the reader at every step along the way.”
—Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of No Ordinary Time

“Elegant. . . . Sets a lofty standard for introspective memoir.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

"A smart, engaging memoir." —More

“Dazzling. . . . Bradley's stirring tale of obstacles overcome, goals pursued, and sacrifices made explores how one woman forged a rewarding life on her own terms." —Booklist


From the Trade Paperback edition.

L'autore:

Ernestine Bradley, a naturalized American citizen who had breast cancer ten years ago, is a professor of comparative literature, an author, a mother, a grandmother, and the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley. She currently teaches at New School University in New York City and lives in New Jersey.

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• Editore: Pantheon Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 037542279X
• ISBN 13: 9780375422799
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 259