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A Place to Hide

Om A Place to Hide

It''s 1923, and Bill Waite is on the run from a cruel Montana parole boss. Arriving in New York City, he needs a hideout and someone to trust. He finds both working on the Holland Tunnel as a sandhog laborer with Virgil Pushkin Shulman, the first Jew he''s ever known. Virgil guides him into a new life and helps him develop a false identity. Through this friendship Bill learns about Jewish history and Yiddish culture. He shelters a six-year old slum-child, takes her to ballgames at Ebbets Field, falls for her mother. After a life of loneliness and hardship, happiness. But when Bill rescues a coworker from a tunnel blowout, the front-page notoriety alerts his pursuers.... A Place to Hide probes a fugitive''s mindset-with suspense, humor, and a unique moral vision.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781627203449
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 332
  • Utgitt:
  • 30. mars 2021
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 140x216x19 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 531 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 7. desember 2024

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It''s 1923, and Bill Waite is on the run from a cruel Montana parole boss. Arriving in New York City, he needs a hideout and someone to trust. He finds both working on the Holland Tunnel as a sandhog laborer with Virgil Pushkin Shulman, the first Jew he''s ever known.
Virgil guides him into a new life and helps him develop a false identity. Through this friendship Bill learns about Jewish history and Yiddish culture. He shelters a six-year old slum-child, takes her to ballgames at Ebbets Field, falls for her mother. After a life of loneliness and hardship, happiness.
But when Bill rescues a coworker from a tunnel blowout, the front-page notoriety alerts his pursuers....
A Place to Hide probes a fugitive''s mindset-with suspense, humor, and a unique moral vision.

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