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Description edit
Chenia Arnow is a Russian-Jewish immigrant in 1950s New York, a sharp-witted, Betty Grable look-alike whose accent and Old-World superstitions mask untapped passions and intellectual curiosity. Her husband Ruben is a handsome philanderer who has a knack for creating phony lawsuits. Their... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Trudy Fleisch: Add a description of this character.
- Harry
- Mimi
- Mama
- Millie
- Bertha Landau
- Ruben
- Ruchel
- Sol
- Lenore
- Sheldon
- Jack
- Isaac
- Devorah
- Hannah
- Mr. Farber
- Mr. Mangiameli
- Sofie Vrebolovich
- Mrs. Arnow
- Vera
- Mr. Gershenfeld
- Zeke
- Elihu
- Suzanne
- Papa
- Rhonda
- Jake
- Mr. Taubman
- Barney
- Ermelinda
- Madame Lepage
- Donny
- Goldie
- Mrs. Markham
- Arthur Vogel
- Yakob
- Cousin Sandy
- Delilah
- Silvey
- Mrs. Kleeberg
First Sentence edit
I imagine my mother straightening the decks of cards, then lining up the Parcheesi game with the Chinese checkers board before she takes my sister's jump rope off the closet shelf.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Well-Designed Book Covers. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Carole L. Glickfeld (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0375408924
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0375408924
Page Count: 400
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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