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Grand Central Publishing
April 2018
On Sale: April 10, 2018
Featuring: Egon Schneider; Meyer Leavitt; Catrina Harty
336 pages
ISBN: 145557144X
EAN: 9781455571444
Kindle: B01N4JZ72G
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On the eve of World War II Egon Schneider--a gallant and
successful Jewish doctor, son of two world-famous
naturalists--escapes Germany to an uncertain future across
the sea. Settling into the unfamiliar rhythms of upper
Manhattan, he finds solace among a tight-knit group of
fellow immigrants, tenacious men and women drawn together as
much by their differences as by their memories of the world
they left behind. They each suffer degradations and triumphs large and small:
Egon's terminally acerbic lifelong friend, bestselling
author Meyer Leavitt, now wears a sandwich board on a New
York street corner; Catrina Harty, the headstrong daughter
of a dirt-poor Irish trolley driver, survives heartbreak and
loss to forge an unlikely alliance; and Egon himself is
forced to abandon his thriving medical practice to become
the "Cheese Man" at a Washington Heights grocery. But their
spirits remain unbroken, and when their little community is
faced with an existential threat, these strangers rise up
together in hopes of creating a permanent home. With her
uncanny ability to create indelible characters in
unforgettable circumstances, bestselling author Betsy Carter
has crafted a gorgeous novel that will resonate with anyone
who has ever felt adrift and longed for home.
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