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Oct 20, 2015 · 3.97. 62 ratings12 reviews. East River" is a novel by Sholem Asch, published in 1946, and a New York Times best-seller of that year. Unlike the denser Jewish pockets of the lower East Side of New York, East 48th Street by the river was, even at the beginning of the twentieth century, an international neighborhood made up of Orthodox Jews ...
Jan 9, 2024 · An ambitious, innovative take on both the immigrant and coming-of-age novel. In this debut novel set in China, two generations struggle with the consequences of ambition and the difficult search for belonging. In 2007, Alva is 14 and living in Shanghai, the daughter of a white American mother and a Chinese father she never knew.
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Called a “novel of the American spirit” by The New York Times Book Review, East River tells a story about enmity and eventual harmony among immigrants of different religions and cultures living within a community on Manhattan’s East Side. The issue of marriage between a Jew and a Catholic surfaces, and the potential union speaks to Asch ...
The Hothouse by the East River. The Hothouse by the East River is a novel by Scottish author Muriel Spark published in 1973. The main two settings of the novel both reflect the author's life where she lived in Manhattan and where she worked in a POW camp in Britain in World War II. [1]
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Jun 28, 2017 · Pickle Partners Publishing, Jun 28, 2017 - History - 422 pages. The unforgettable saga of two immigrant families and the forbidden love that could not keep them apart. “East River” is a novel by Sholem Asch, first published in 1946, and a New York Times bestseller of that year. Unlike the denser Jewish pockets of the lower East Side of New ...
Sep 10, 2010 · Paperback – September 10, 2010. East River: A Novel of New York is a captivating work of fiction by acclaimed author Sholem Asch. Set in the bustling city of New York, the novel tells the story of a Jewish immigrant family struggling to make a life for themselves in the early 20th century. The central character, Morris Melnik, is a ...
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River East, River West. by Aube Rey Lescure. Publication Date: January 9, 2024. Genres: Fiction. Hardcover: 352 pages. Publisher: William Morrow. ISBN-10: 0063257858. ISBN-13: 9780063257856. Shanghai, 2007: Raised by her American expat mother, 14-year-old Alva has never known her Chinese father and is certain a better life awaits them in America.
