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The Good People Of New York
Thisbe Nissen
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Description for The Good People Of New York
Paperback. When Roz Rosenzweig, self-described spitfire and loud n' proud New York Jew, meets Edwin Anderson at a party in the 1970s in her friend's Manhatten apartment, she has trouble believing that the earnest Nebraskan is for real. But Roz is quickly attracted to Edwin and is more happy than stunned when their improbable courtship results in marriage. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
From a thrillingly talented 28-year-old newcomer - the Anne Tyler for a new generation, yet with a distinctive voice and quirky sensibility all of her own - comes a contemporary novel that brings to life a few of the 'good people of New York' and renders them in all their neurotic glory. When Roz Rosenzweig, self-described spitfire and loud n' proud New York Jew, meets Edwin Anderson at a party in the 1970s in her friend's Manhatten apartment, she has trouble believing that the earnest and soft-spoken Nebraskan is for real. But Roz is quickly attracted to Edwin and is ... Read more
From a thrillingly talented 28-year-old newcomer - the Anne Tyler for a new generation, yet with a distinctive voice and quirky sensibility all of her own - comes a contemporary novel that brings to life a few of the 'good people of New York' and renders them in all their neurotic glory. When Roz Rosenzweig, self-described spitfire and loud n' proud New York Jew, meets Edwin Anderson at a party in the 1970s in her friend's Manhatten apartment, she has trouble believing that the earnest and soft-spoken Nebraskan is for real. But Roz is quickly attracted to Edwin and is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099422723
SKU
KKD0002118
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Thisbe Nissen
Thisbe Nissen is a graduate of Oberlin College and The Iowa Writers' Workshop, and is a former James Michener Fellow. Out of the Girls' Room and Into the Night, her first published book, won the 1999 John Simmons Short Fiction Award. A native New Yorker, she now lives in Iowa.
Reviews for The Good People Of New York
A startingly accomplished and enchanting novel
Vogue
I relished Thisbe Nissen's novel. Very assured, very mature
Margaret Forster
With wonderfully eccentric characters this debut novel about the lives of New Yorkers, penned by a true native, is a great read
OK Magazine
Vogue
I relished Thisbe Nissen's novel. Very assured, very mature
Margaret Forster
With wonderfully eccentric characters this debut novel about the lives of New Yorkers, penned by a true native, is a great read
OK Magazine