A moving, funny memoir of a wildly unorthodox Bronx childhood in the 1950's--the story of a girl who starts out fatherless, is orphaned at 8, is raised by two extremely odd strangers who happen to be her uncles, and slowly accumulates for herself a strong and--no matter how eccentric--deeply loving family.
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A moving, funny memoir of a wildly unorthodox Bronx childhood in the 1950's--the story of a girl who starts out fatherless, is orphaned at 8, is raised by two extremely odd strangers who happen to be her uncles, and slowly accumulates for herself a strong and--no matter how eccentric--deeply loving family.
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Seller's Description:
Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. No Jacket. 8vo. No DJ, as issued. Cover is clean and well designed paper on light boards. The upper right hand corner of the fep is missing. There is wear to the edges and corners. Spine is orange paper with white and black lettering. Cover, Pages and Binding are clean and tight.
The story started out fine but as I got more into it I slowly lost interest. The characters didn't grab me as much as I thought they would. An ok book but not "original, quirky, poignant and hilarious" as one source said.