Paradise Alley

by Kevin Baker

On Sale: 01/03/2006

Paradise Alley

by Kevin Baker

On Sale: 01/03/2006

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About the Book

They came by boat from a starving land—and by the Underground Railroad from Southern chains—seeking refuge in a crowded, filthy corner of hell at the bottom of a great metropolis. But in the terrible July of 1863, the poor and desperate of Paradise Alley would face a new catastrophe—as flames from the war that was tearing America in two reached out to set their city on fire.

Critical Praise

“Rich in color and drama.... Extraordinary.... A triumph.” — New York Times

Phenomenal.” — San Diego Union-Tribune

“An engrossing epic” — Entertainment Weekly

“A page-turning epic.” — New York Post

“Deftly plotted, fabulously detailed, and never less than absorbing.” — Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

“Extraordinary....Baker achieves a hallucinatory realism packed with sensory detail, demonstrating why historical fiction is able to trump conventional historiography.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review

“Extraordinary....Baker achieves a hallucinatory realism packed with sensory detail.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review

“Paradise Alley probes the primal mysteries of ...love and war with skill, drama and deep humanity.” — Edmonton Journal

“Skillfully illuminates a little-known episode in this country’s history.” — Library Journal

“[A] richly detailed, impeccably researched drama.” — Booklist

“[A] huge success....fascinating, instructive, never pedantic.” — Houston Chronicle

“Paradise Alley is a skillful historical reconstruction -- an exploration of love and loyalty.” — Hartford Courant

“Inspired.... vividly entertaining, and its themes are as timely as any drawn from this morning’s newspaper. ” — Baltimore Sun

“A rare and special work.” — Denver Post

“[An] extraordinary talent....Kevin Baker is quickly altering the landscape of American historical fiction.” — Christian Science Monitor

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780060875954
  • ISBN 10: 006087595X
  • Imprint: Harper Perennial
  • On Sale: 01/03/2006
  • Pages: 704
  • List Price:21.00 CAD
  • BISAC1 : LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General
  • BISAC2 : FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century
  • BISAC3 : FICTION / Historical / Medieval
  • BISAC4 : FICTION / Historical / Civil War Era
  • BISAC5 : FICTION / Historical
  • BISAC6 : FICTION / Historical / Colonial America & Revolution
  • BISAC7 : FICTION / Historical / World War II
  • BISAC8 : FICTION / Romance / Historical / American
  • BISAC9 : HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
  • BISAC10 : FICTION: World Literature / American / 20th Century
  • BISAC11 : FICTION / Literary

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