1999, ISBN: 9780684857329

Name inscribed front wrap, slight toning, else content appears as unblemished with very good wraps displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown.From National Book Award nominee Anne… Altro …

Name inscribed front wrap, slight toning, else content appears as unblemished with very good wraps displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown.From National Book Award nominee Anne Roiphe comes this moving memoir of growing up in a wealthy Jewish home with a family who had money, status, culture -- everything but happiness. While the nation was at war abroad, Roiphe, who was coming of age in 1940s New York City, saw her parents at war in their living room. Roiphe's evocative writing puts readers right in Apartment 8C, where a constant tension plays out between a disappointed and ineffectual mother, a philandering father who uses his wife's money to entertain other women, and a difficult brother. Behind the leisure culture of wealthy Jewish society -- the mahjongg games, the cocktail parties, the summer houses -- lurks a brutality that strikes a chord with a daughter who longs to heal the wounds of her troubled family. Writing with a novelist's sensibility, Roiphe reveals the poignant story of a family that has finally claimed its material wealth in a prosperous America but has yet to claim its spiritual due Domestic Shipping/Handling/Insurance/Tracking Included within the continental U.S. (Free Shipping). Extra Charges/Fees apply on ALL Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books require additional fees. We will advise, and if required, send invoice via Paypal for extra charges. . Written 3.15.21SK #4852-32721 Img.6026, A Touchtone Book published by Simon and Schuster, 1999, 3<

2000, ISBN: 9780684857329

Softcover, Gebraucht, guter Zustand, Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less., [PU: Touchstone Books]