The Bookie's Son (Paperback)

The year is 1960 and the place is the Bronx. All twelve-year-old Ricky Davis wants to do is play stickball with his friends and flirt with the building super's daughter. But when his father crosses gangster Nathan Glucksman and goes into hiding, Ricky has to take over his father's bookie business and figure out a way to pay back his debt-before the gangsters make good on their threats. Meanwhile, Ricky's mother, Pearl, a fading beauty of failed dreams, plots to raise the money by embezzling funds from one of her boss's clients: Elizabeth Taylor. Fast-paced, engrossing and full of heart, The Bookie's Son paints the picture of a family forced to decide just how much they're willing to sacrifice for each other-and at what cost.

General

Imprint:	Sixoneseven Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2012
First published:	May 2012
Authors:	Andrew Goldstein
Dimensions:	203 x 133 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-0-9848245-0-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction
LSN:	0-9848245-0-2
Barcode:	9780984824502

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