The Lake on Fire - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Sarabande BooksISBN-13:9781946448231ISBN-10:1946448230UPC:9781946448231Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Jewish, Coming of Age, HistoricalSize:8.80 x 6.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.3Product ID:SCBETZE1BP
The Lake on Fire is an epic narrative that begins among 19th century Jewish immigrants on a failing Wisconsin farm. Dazzled by lore of the American dream, Chaya and her strange, brilliant, young brother Asher stow away to Chicago; what they discover there, however, is a Gilded Age as empty a fa ade as the beautiful Columbian Exposition luring thousands to Lake Michigan's shore. The pair scrapes together a meager living--Chaya in a cigar factory; Asher, roaming the city and stealing books and jewelry to share with the poor, until they find different paths of escape. An examination of family, love, and revolution, this profound tale resonates eerily with today's current events and tumultuous social landscape. The Lake on Fire is robust, gleaming, and grimy all at once, proving that celebrated author Rosellen Brown is back with a story as luminous as ever.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Sarabande BooksISBN-13:9781946448231ISBN-10:1946448230UPC:9781946448231Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Jewish, Coming of Age, HistoricalSize:8.80 x 6.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.3Product ID:SCBETZE1BP
Rosellen Brown is the author of the novels Civil Wars, Half a Heart, Tender Mercies, Before and After, and six other books. Her stories have appeared frequently in O. Henry Prize Stories, Best American Short Stories and Best Short Stories of the Century. She now teaches in the MFA in Writing Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and lives in Mr. Obama's neighborhood, overlooking Lake Michigan.
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