Miriam Levine s first novel is loosely based on a newspaper account of a New Jersey domestic tragedy. Her protagonist, European-born widower Ben Shein, is middle-aged, a successful furrier in Paterson, New Jersey, in the early 1940s when the novel opens. Lonely and ghost-haunted by his dead wife Tess, Ben pursues and marries the young and beautiful shopgirl Judith Karger against the advice of his brother Nat, who struggles to leave the family s fur business. Their marriage soon disintegrates and Ben s ten-year-old daughter ...
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Miriam Levine s first novel is loosely based on a newspaper account of a New Jersey domestic tragedy. Her protagonist, European-born widower Ben Shein, is middle-aged, a successful furrier in Paterson, New Jersey, in the early 1940s when the novel opens. Lonely and ghost-haunted by his dead wife Tess, Ben pursues and marries the young and beautiful shopgirl Judith Karger against the advice of his brother Nat, who struggles to leave the family s fur business. Their marriage soon disintegrates and Ben s ten-year-old daughter Susan, his only child, becomes an innocent victim of the bitter unhappiness between her father and stepmother."
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. CW3-A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Suspenseful, driven by compassion, wisdom and courage, this is a work from a vibrant new voice in American fiction. 9.5"x6.5", 300 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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