When thier effete son Claude succumbs to an opium habit, it is Toom Endicott's lusty bastard son Patrick by Molly, the Irish maid, who carries on his name. Bloodlines are crossed again when Patrick's daughter Alice elopes with an Italian barrow boy woh shares her passion for opera. By WWI, the Village, engulfed by New York City, has become an artistic enclave. Patrick, now a self-made civil engineer, defies his wife and bulldozes the heart of the Village to put through his beloved subway. His son, Eugene, unhappily married, ...
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When thier effete son Claude succumbs to an opium habit, it is Toom Endicott's lusty bastard son Patrick by Molly, the Irish maid, who carries on his name. Bloodlines are crossed again when Patrick's daughter Alice elopes with an Italian barrow boy woh shares her passion for opera. By WWI, the Village, engulfed by New York City, has become an artistic enclave. Patrick, now a self-made civil engineer, defies his wife and bulldozes the heart of the Village to put through his beloved subway. His son, Eugene, unhappily married, and a new father, finds his real sexual identity on the night streets of the Village. When his father catches him with a man, it is years before he accepts himself. In the twenties his sister Polly is jilted by a roguish enterpreneur Hymie Liebman and she almost destroys herself with sex and booze, but is coaxed back to life by her brother Eugene and his boyfriend Manny. After WWII, it is Polly who persuades her nephew Seth, home form the war, to produce his gay father's long-forgotten play, and he moves on to a Hollywood career, leaving her the last Endicott in the Village...
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Fair. 616 pages; moderate rubbing to the covers. Light wear to cover edges, minor tears. Creasing and sticker residue to spine. Small stains and scratches to the exterior edges of textblock. The binding is cracked on a few gutters. But all pages are included and binding is overall sound. Reading copy.; -We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
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Fair. 616 pages; light water damage. Minor tear to the head of the spine. Light stains to the top exterior edge of textblock. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages. Yellowing to pages. Reading copy.; -We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
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Good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some edge soiling. Signed on t-p by Field. 616 p. When thier effete son Claude succumbs to an opium habit, it is Toom Endicott's lusty bastard son Patrick by Molly, the Irish maid, who carries on his name. Bloodlines are crossed again when Patrick's daughter Alice elopes with an Italian barrow boy woh shares her passion for opera. By WWI, the Village, engulfed by New York City, has become an artistic enclave. Patrick, now a self-made civil engineer, defies his wife and bulldozes the heart of the Village to put through his beloved subway. His son, Eugene, unhappily married, and a new father, finds his real sexual identity on the night streets of the Village. When his father catches him with a man, it is years before he accepts himself. In the twenties his sister Polly is jilted by a roguish enterpreneur Hymie Liebman and she almost destroys herself with sex and booze, but is coaxed back to life by her brother Eugene and his boyfriend Manny. After WWII, it is Polly who persuades her nephew Seth, home form the war, to produce his gay father's long-forgotten play, and he moves on to a Hollywood career, leaving her the last Endicott in the Village.