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Desperate Characters

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Author : Paula Fox
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2015-07-17

Desperate Characters written by Paula Fox and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-17 with Fiction categories.

One of the New York Times' 25 Most Significant New York City Novels From the Last 100 Years "A towering landmark of postwar Realism…A sustained work of prose so lucid and fine it seems less written than carved." —David Foster Wallace Otto and Sophie Bentwood live in a changing neighborhood in Brooklyn. Their stainless-steel kitchen is newly installed, and their Mercedes is parked curbside. After Sophie is bitten on the hand while trying to feed a stray, perhaps rabies-infected cat, a series of small and ominous disasters begin to plague the Bentwoods' lives, revealing the fault lines and fractures in a marriage—and a society—wrenching itself apart. First published in 1970 to wide acclaim, Desperate Characters stands as one of the most dazzling and rigorous examples of the storyteller's craft in postwar American literature — a novel that, according to Irving Howe, ranks with "Billy Budd, The Great Gatsby, Miss Lonelyhearts, and Seize the Day."

The Slave Dancer

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Author : Paula Fox
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2016-06-28

The Slave Dancer written by Paula Fox and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-28 with Young Adult Fiction categories.

Newbery Medal Winner: A young Louisiana boy faces the horrors of slavery when he is kidnapped and forced to work on a slave ship in this iconic novel. Thirteen-year-old Jessie Bollier earns a few pennies playing his fife on the docks of New Orleans. One night, on his way home, a canvas is thrown over his head and he’s knocked unconscious. When he wakes up, Jessie finds himself aboard a slave ship, bound for Africa. There, the Moonlight picks up ninety-eight black prisoners, and the men, women, and children, chained hand and foot, are methodically crammed into the ship’s hold. Jessie’s job is to provide music for the slaves to dance to on the ship’s deck—not for amusement but for exercise, as a way to to keep their muscles strong and their bodies profitable. Over the course of the long voyage, Jessie grows more and more sickened by the greed of the sailors and the cruelty with which the slaves are treated. But it’s one final horror, when the Moonlight nears her destination, that will change Jessie forever. Set during the middle of the nineteenth century, when the illegal slave trade was at its height, The Slave Dancer not only tells a vivid and shocking story of adventure and survival, but depicts the brutality of slavery with unflinching historical accuracy.

Paula Fox

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Author : Susanna Daniel
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2003-12-15

Paula Fox written by Susanna Daniel and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

Discusses the life and work of this award-winning author, including her writing process and methods, inspirations, a critical discussion of her books, biographical timeline, and awards.

Desperate Characters

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Author : Paula Fox
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2003

Desperate Characters written by Paula Fox and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) categories.

First published in 1970 to great acclaim, this novel stands as one of the most dazzling and rigorous examples of the storyteller's craft in postwar American literature--a novel that, according to Irving Howe, ranks with "Billy Budd" and "The Great Gatsby".

Borrowed Finery

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Author : Paula Fox
language : en
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Release Date : 2013-07-23

Borrowed Finery written by Paula Fox and has been published by Henry Holt and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

An exotic, heartbreaking memoir that should finally earn Paula Fox, a distinguished novelist and children's book writer, the audience she has for decades deserved Paula Fox has long been acclaimed as one of America's most brilliant fiction writers. Borrowed Finery, her first book in nearly a decade, is an astonishing memoir of her highly unusual beginnings. Born in the twenties to nomadic, bohemian parents, Fox is left at birth in a Manhattan orphanage, then cared for by a poor yet cultivated minister in upstate New York. Her parents, however, soon resurface. Her handsome father is a hard-drinking screenwriter who is, for young Paula, "part ally, part betrayer." Her mother is given to icy bursts of temper that punctuate a deep indifference. How, Fox wonder, is this woman "enough of an organic being to have carried me in her belly"? Never sharing more than a few moments with his daughter, Fox's father allows her to be shunted from New York City, where she lives with her passive Spanish grandmother, to Cuba, where she roams freely on a relative's sugar-cane plantation, to California, where she finds herself cast upon Hollywood's grubby margins. The thread binding these wanderings is the "borrowed finery" of the title-a few pieces of clothing, almost always lent by kind-hearted strangers, that offer Fox a rare glimpse of permanency. Vivid and poetic, Borrowed Finery is an unforgettable book which will swell the legions of Paula Fox's devoted admiriers.

A Place Apart

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Author : Paula Fox
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2016-06-28

A Place Apart written by Paula Fox and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-28 with Young Adult Fiction categories.

National Book Award Winner: A grieving teenager wonders if she’ll ever understand anything—especially the big things—in life. Time passed, and all the minutes hurt . . . After her father’s death, Victoria Finch’s life changes completely. To save money, she and her mother move from Boston to a small house in the town of New Oxford. There, Victoria attends school in a building that resembles a train station, where no one pays her much attention. Then she meets Hugh Todd, the rich kid who runs the school’s theater club. He’s charming, adventurous, and encouraging, and he takes particular interest in Victoria’s writing. Hugh’s presence reinvigorates Victoria’s life. But he needs something as well, and as the months pass, Victoria realizes that his friendship comes at a high price. A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, A Place Apart is a lyrical novel of loss, friendship, and moving on.

News From The World

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Author : Paula Fox
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2012-05-29

News From The World written by Paula Fox and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-29 with Fiction categories.

“Not only can Fox see, she can hear, she can feel.”—Zadie Smith, Harper’s This gathering of Paula Fox’s short work spans her illustrious career, from 1965 to the present including perfectly turned stories; pointed, engaging essays; and raw yet eloquent memoir.

Desperate Characters

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Author : Paula Fox
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2013-06-20

A Great American Novel – from the author of ‘Borrowed Finery’.

Maurice S Room

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Author : Paula Fox
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1988

Maurice S Room written by Paula Fox and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Bedrooms categories.

Eight-year-old Maurice's struggle to protect his bedroom full of treasured junk from unsympathetic parents undergoes a transformation when the family moves to the country.

The Moonlight Man

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Author : Paula Fox
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2016-06-28

The Moonlight Man written by Paula Fox and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-28 with Young Adult Fiction categories.

Newbery Medal–winning author Paula Fox’s gripping and sensitive portrayal of a teenage girl who discovers her father is not the man she thought he was. Catherine Ames’s father, Harry, has always been a mystery. Her parents divorced when she was three, and she has spent most of her life in a Montreal boarding school. When Harry suggests a month-long stay with him at his summer cabin in Nova Scotia, Catherine is thrilled. Finally she’ll have the kind of relationship with her father that other girls at school have with theirs. But the bright summer quickly darkens. Harry drinks—a lot. The more Catherine witnesses his drinking, the more she begins to hate him. Only, Catherine can’t help but love him too. A travel writer with a poet’s tongue, Harry is clever and exciting, and tells wonderful stories—until he drinks again, and the playful father that takes her on picnics becomes someone dark and frightening. How can the man she grew up wishing to be close to seem so far away? And how can Catherine bring him back to her? A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, The Moonlight Man is a lyrical and emotional account of love, acceptance, and the difficult lessons of growing up.

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