The War Of The Rosens
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1933016388 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 245 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The War of the Rosens, set in 1965, is about an eccentric Jewish family in the Bronx in which the sibling rivalry between two young sisters—one of whom is seriously ill—reaches a danger point, forcing each family member to face the limitations and complexities of love and faith.
Her four highly acclaimed books are The Celibacy Club, Vito Loves Geraldine, Urban Bliss, and Faithful Rebecca.. Her work appears in such anthologies as The OxfordBook of Jewish Stories; Neurotica: Jewish Writers on Sex; and, Growing Up Female. Janice Eidus: Janice Eidus has received numerous awards, including two O.Henry Prizes for her short stories, as well as a Redbook Prize, a Pushcart Prize, a National Wr
Eidus (Faithful Rebecca) illuminates the inner lives of young girls on the cusp of womanhood and demonstrates abundant compassion for her often prickly characters. Annette, Emma's migraine-plagued doormat of a mother, can barely remember her younger, prettier, idealistic self as she slaves away in the kitchen, the butt of Leo's tantrums. . Emma, a budding poet who prays to the Virgin Mary, inspires intense animosity in her 13-year-old sister, May, which burns with the same red-hot intensity as May's infatuation for a classmate with princely blond good looks and manners very different from the Rosens. (Sept.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Her often violent father, Leo, a self-righteous atheist who craves attention, dreamed of be