Better Than Sisters, Gigante-Brown Catherine

Автор: Gigante-Brown Catherine
Название: The El
ISBN: 0988626284 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780988626287
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A historic novel set in 1936 Brooklyn. It was an era when the Navy Yard sang, when Coney Island was bright lights and pure enchantment, and Wednesdays held the promise of Dish Night at the Loews 46th Street Theater. The elevated train, or El, was the lifeline that coursed through it all. In the El's shadow, an earthy, ebullient Italian-American family resides: Poppa, the beneficent patriarch; Bridget, his devoted wife and mother of their six grown children; Rosanna, their eldest, who is married to Tony, a dangerous drunk; Kewpie, their nubile teenage daughter; and Tiger, their scrappy ten-year old son. A stark drama quickly unfolds as a terrible secret is revealed. The El weaves a timeless family saga through a colorful array of unmistakably Brooklyn characters as the Paradisos weather seasons of joy, loss and desire, and experience simple delights in the midst of the Depression. Here, the ordinary becomes extraordinary. It is a place of unconditional and unrequited love, where the unimaginable is indeed possible, and the whims of a violent alcoholic threaten to destroy the idyllic applecart of the entire clan's existence. The El is at once homey and horrific, lusty and innocent, fanciful and shocking. It is a complicated mosaic of light and dark, fired with savory flavors and vivid images.

Автор: Gigante Denise
Название: Keats Brothers
ISBN: 0674725956 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674725959
Издательство: Harvard University Press
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Описание: John and George Keats-Man of Genius and Man of Power-embodied sibling forms of Romanticism. George`s emigration to the U.S. frontier created an abysm of loneliness and alienation in John that would inspire his most plangent and sublime poetry. Gigante`s account places John`s life in a transatlantic context that has eluded his previous biographers.

Автор: Gigante-Brown Catherine
Название: Different Drummer
ISBN: 099097278X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780990972785
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Описание: "Everybody thinks they're going to 'make it.' But the truth of the matter is that very few have 'it.' And if they do, it's not going to be like anything they ever imagined." This is what happens to a dream deferred. Set in 1979 New York City, Different Drummer chronicles Cara Funk (n e Carol Finkelstein), a female drummer struggling to break out of the wedding music trade and succeed as a rock musician. Rapidly approaching 30, this is Cara's self-imposed last chance and she's willing to sacrifice everything to "make it." Told through journal entries and running commentary from a colorful cast of supporting characters, Cara's saga unfolds in a mad swirl of Sergio Valente jeans, drugs, song lyrics, decrepit rock clubs, cheesy bar mitzvahs, White Castle sliders, punk anthems and ruffled tuxedo shirts. Will Cara ultimately triumph, go out in a blaze of glory or just fade away?

Название: Gilda, La Oveja Gigante
ISBN: 8417123237 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788417123239
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Описание: Gilda was living a quiet life, but being so big made things more complicated for her. Now she needs to set off to find a new home.