Angel of Brooklyn

By: Janette Jenkins

Sign Up Now! Already a Member? Log In
You must be logged into Bookshare to access this title. Learn about membership options, or view our freely available titles.

Synopsis: It is January, 1914 and Jonathan Crane returns home from his travels with a new American bride, former Coney Island showgirl Beatrice. In the remote Lancashire village Beatrice is the focus of attention, the men captivated by her beauty, the women initially charmed by tales of her upbringing in Normal, Illinois with her father, an amateur taxidermist, and her brother, a preacher, although she will take the story of how she became the Angel of Brooklyn to her grave. But when the men head off to fight in the Great War the glamorous newcomer slowly becomes an object of suspicion and jealousy for the women who are left behind and as the years pass, and their resentment grows, Beatrice's secret proves to be her undoing.Beautifully observed, tragic, funny and so evocative that you can taste the candy floss at Coney Island and feel the chill of wartime England, Angel of Brooklyn is an extraordinary, heartbreaking story.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 336 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781409059080
Related ISBNs:: 9780099516552
Publisher:: Random House
Date of Addition:: 04/10/24
Copyrighted By:: Janette Jenkins
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Military, Romance, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Parenting and Family
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.