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Robert Vishniak is the favored son of Oxford Circle, a working-class Jewish neighborhood in 1970s Philadelphia. Handsome and clever, Robert glides into the cloistered universities of New England, where scions of unimaginable wealth and influence stand shoulder to shoulder with scholarship... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Robert Vishniak: Main character of book. When the book begins, he is the son of working class parents from Philadelphia. He soon becomes caught up in the lives of the very wealthy.
- Stacia Vishniak: Mother of Robert and his brother. Removed from her children and obsessed with money.
- Sanford Trace: Robert's roommate in college. Son of a very wealthy family.
- Gwendolyn Smyth: One of the women Robert is involved with during the course of this book. She is an Englishwoman with a terrible secret.
- Crea: Daughter of the law firm's founding partner. She is also involved with Robert.
- Sally Johansson: Shoeshine girl from Robert's old neighborhood and the last woman Robert is involved with during this book.
- Tracey: Add a description of this character.
- Barry Vishniak
- Jack Alexander
- Mario Saldana
- Claudia
- Mark Pascal
- Cates
- Margie
- Cece
- Van Dorn
- Zinnelli
- Bruno
- Tommy
- Goldfarb
- Robbie
- Phillip Healey
- Frank
- Annabeth
- Danny
- Wilton Henry
- John
- Donna
- Troy
- Nixon
- Wardell
- Saul
- Justin
- Nefertiti
- Sally Johannson
- Jerry Stiles
- Lola
First Sentence edit
For as far as the eye could see were miles and miles of Jews, families of four, five, and more packed into long solid brick rows ----so many Steins and Vitzes, Silvers and Golds----each house with its own narrow scroll of front lawn and a cement patio big enough for exactly two folding chairs.
Table of Contents edit
Part I
1. Oxford Circle
2. Domestic Duties
3. Roommates
4. Robert Learns a Few Things
5. Robert Takes a Road Trip
6. Home Away From Home
7. Mrs. Trace
8. Summer of '66
9. The World Comes Crashing In
10. The Natives are Restless
11. Gwendolyn
12. Senior Year
13. Holiday
14. Revelations
15. Graduation
Part II
16. The Drawing
17. The Sweat Zone
18. Cambodia
19. Aftermath
20. Chelsea
21. Homecoming
22. Fifty-Eighth Street
23. The Blind Lead the Deaf
24. Nixon
25. Law School
26. Barry to the Rescue
27. Robert Makes the Grade
28. Robert Learns About Beauty and the Opposite
29. Tuxedo Park
30. Welcome to the Club
31. Outdoor Grilling
32. Robert Discovers a Few More Things about Crea
33. First FIght
34. Down the Shore
35. The Period of Trials
36. Meet Barry Vishniak
37. Prenuptus Interruptus
Part III
38. Of Trading Floors and Shoe Shines
39. Everybody into the Water
40. Of Deals and Dames
41. Empty House
42. Sally Will Not Give In
43. Independence Day
44. Summer, Part II
45. Robert Is Up for Partner
46. Christmas Comes Round at Last
47. Back at the Office
48. Crea Takes a Trip
49. Mario
50. The Summer Before the Storm
51. Sally Gives an Inch
52. Showdown at the Traces
53. The Fall of '87
54. The Verdict
55. Where is Barry Vishniak
56. Telling Gwendolyn
57. The End of Disston Street
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sharon Pomerantz (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Twelve
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-446-56318-5
Page Count: 514
Publisher: Twelve
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-446-56318-5
Page Count: 514
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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