Paradise Alley
On Sale: 01/03/2006
Paradise Alley
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
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- 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