In the Key of New York City : A Memoir in Essays /

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"In this lively and deeply affecting memoir, Rebecca McClanahan tracks the heartbeat of New York as only a stunned newcomer can: in overheard conversations on park benches, songs and cries sifted through apartment walls, and in encounters with street people dispensing unexpected wisdom. Having...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McClanahan, Rebecca (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pasadena, CA : Red Hen Press, [2020]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
McClanahan, Rebecca.
Women authors, American.
Authors, American.
Écrivaines americaines > 20e siecle > Biographies.
Écrivains americains > 20e siecle > Biographies.
Women authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (N.Y.) > Anecdotes.
New York (N.Y.) > Biography.
Autobiographies.
Anecdotes.
Biographies.
Autobiography
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In this lively and deeply affecting memoir, Rebecca McClanahan tracks the heartbeat of New York as only a stunned newcomer can: in overheard conversations on park benches, songs and cries sifted through apartment walls, and in encounters with street people dispensing unexpected wisdom. Having uprooted their settled lives in North Carolina to pursue a long-held dream of living in Manhattan, she and her husband struggle to find jobs, forge friendships, and create a home in a city of strangers. The 9/11 attacks and a serious cancer surgery complicate their story, merging the public with the private, the present with the past, to shape a journey richer than either could have imagined"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (176 pages).
ISBN:9781597098519

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