As a little girl growing up in Boston, Miriam Bluestein fantasized
about a life lived on stage, specifically in a musical. Get
married, have a family sure, maybe she d do those things, too, but
first and foremost there was her career. As a woman, she is both
tormented and consoled by those dreams in her day-to-day existence
with her family, including a short-tempered husband, a cranky
mother, and three demanding children, one of whom, Ethan, shows
real talent for the stage.
It is through Ethan that Miriam strives to realize her dreams. As
she pushes him to make the most of his talent, the rest of her life
gradually comes undone, with her husband becoming increasingly
frustrated and her other two children Sam, a mass of quirks and
idiosyncrasies, and Julie, hostile and bitter withdrawing into
their own worlds. Still Miriam dreams, praying for that big finale,
which, when it comes, is nothing that she ever could have imagined.
"Broadway Baby" marks the fiction debut of a nationally acclaimed
award-winning memoirist and poet, an acute observer of moments,
people, art and language who] packs even seemingly simple stories
with many layers of meaning ("Publishers Weekly," starred review)."
General
Imprint: |
Algonquin Books
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2012 |
First published: |
2012 |
Authors: |
Alan Shapiro
|
Dimensions: |
206 x 137 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-56512-983-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-56512-983-0 |
Barcode: |
9781565129832 |
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