Harry Danced Divinely: Giffort Street Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (591 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0988607662 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 246 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A Perfect Nanny and the novella War on Giffort Street, which are available as singles, are also included.. In the title story, Harry Danced Divinely, the lack of a tea bag makes an elderly Jewish woman decide to teach her spoiled adult son a shocking and well-deserved public lesson. The stories Harry Danced Divinely, An Authentic Hero, Neighbors, and The Queen Anne Bedroom Set are exclusive to this book. There were some things Lillian Levinson couldn't say, even to herself. In the collected Giffort Street stories, you'll enter seven gracious homes on an elm-lined street. You'll meet the Stan and Adele Heussler, whose marriage starts to fall apart after they buy a magnificent antique bedroom set; Dale Kenway, who can't tell anyone the reason he doesn't want to be called a hero; Saul Penner, who realizes that the first neighbor he meets after he moves in is a bigot; the Danahy family, who are battling each other over the Vietnam War; and Bernice and Arnold Whittaker, who are unaware of how their trusted nanny is shaping their daughters' lives
Patch said A good collection. I'm a fan of inter-related short stories, and this collection is a fine example of why they appeal to me. Ms. Schwartz is clever at dropping in an appearance of a previously encountered character or a little detail that appeared in a previous story and now has a new resonance. She is skillful in character portrayal and she has the gift of sympathizing with characters who almost certainly are not anything like people she is likely to be close to--such as a Catholic wife obsessed with St Anne as the soluti. Harry Danced Divinely A compelling and thought provoking collection of short stories. A wide ranging look at class, gender relationships, and old-fashioned beliefs that people stubbornly hold on to until its too late.Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a copy of this book free from the author. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.. Amazon Customer said I wasn't ready to leave. “Harry Danced Divinely” is a charming collection of stories, each depicting a person or family living on Giffort Street in an upstate New York city between 1950 and 1970. Author Marian D. Schwartz explains, in an author’s note, that she used the physical setting in which she was raised—a street of magnificent elms towering over gracious homes.The setting evokes the security and serenity of a happy childhood. But the reader soon discovers that life is not tranquil on Giffort Street