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The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street: A Novel
Susan Jane Gilman
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Description for The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street: A Novel
Bestselling author Susan Jane Gilman's debut novel is an epic story of a fierce young immigrant's rise to become the greatest ice cream maker in America.. and the events that threaten to destroy her. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 173 x 43. Weight in Grams: 268.
In 1913, little Malka Treynovsky flees Russia with her family. Bedazzled by tales of gold and movie stardom, she tricks them into buying tickets for America. Yet no sooner do they land on the squalid Lower East Side of Manhattan, than Malka is crippled and abandoned in the street. Taken in by a tough-loving Italian ices peddler, she manages to survive through cunning and inventiveness. As she learns the secrets of his trade, she begins to shape her own destiny. She falls in love with a gorgeous, illiterate radical named Albert, and they set off across America in an ... Read more
In 1913, little Malka Treynovsky flees Russia with her family. Bedazzled by tales of gold and movie stardom, she tricks them into buying tickets for America. Yet no sooner do they land on the squalid Lower East Side of Manhattan, than Malka is crippled and abandoned in the street. Taken in by a tough-loving Italian ices peddler, she manages to survive through cunning and inventiveness. As she learns the secrets of his trade, she begins to shape her own destiny. She falls in love with a gorgeous, illiterate radical named Albert, and they set off across America in an ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Format
Paperback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781455595051
SKU
V9781455595051
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Susan Jane Gilman
Susan Jane Gilman is the author of Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress and Kiss My Tiara. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan, and has written commentary for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Ms. magazine, among others. Her fiction and essays have received several literary awards. Though she lives in ... Read more
Reviews for The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street: A Novel
[A] standout travel memoir...Gilman's descriptions of their trials and tribulations crackle with wit. - Booklist THE ICE CREAM QUEEN OF ORCHARD STREET is a wonderful read, by turns poignant and wickedly funny. This is the immigrant story updated, with a brazenly re-imagined American anti-hero, and delicious all along the way. - Kevin Baker, author of The Big Crowd and ... Read more