Meet Eugene Jerome and his family, fighting the hard times and sometimes each other - with laughter, tears, and love.It is 1937 in Brooklyn during the heart of the Depression. Fifteen-year-old Eugene lives in Brighton Beach with his family. He is witty, perceptive, obsessed with sex, and forever fantasizing his baseball-diamond triumphs as star pitcher for the New York Yankees.As our guide through his memoirs, Eugene takes us through a series of trenchant observations and insights that show his family meeting life's ...
Read More
Meet Eugene Jerome and his family, fighting the hard times and sometimes each other - with laughter, tears, and love.It is 1937 in Brooklyn during the heart of the Depression. Fifteen-year-old Eugene lives in Brighton Beach with his family. He is witty, perceptive, obsessed with sex, and forever fantasizing his baseball-diamond triumphs as star pitcher for the New York Yankees.As our guide through his memoirs, Eugene takes us through a series of trenchant observations and insights that show his family meeting life's challenges with pride, spirit, and a marvelous sense of humor. But as World War II looms ever closer, Eugene sees his own innocence slipping away as the first important era of his life ends - and a new one begins.
Read Less
Add this copy of Brighton Beach Memoirs to cart. $27.13, very good condition, Sold by FirstClassBooks rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Little Rock, AR, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Perfection Learning.
Add this copy of Brighton Beach Memoirs to cart. $53.06, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Perfection Learning.
Add this copy of Brighton Beach Memoirs to cart. $84.93, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Perfection Learning.
This is a play that has a lot more to offer to audiences of all ages than one might think.
At first it seems a version of "Father Knows Best," but on closer look it's an analysis of selfishness vs selflessness and of how families work best when working together.
