false <![CDATA[North River: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171944520m/127947.jpg 127947 5 It is 1934, and New York City is in the icy grip of the Great Depression. With enormous compassion, Dr. James Delaney tends to his hurt, sick, and poor neighbors, who include gangsters, day laborers, prostitutes, and housewives. If they can't pay, he treats them anyway. <BR><BR>But in his own life, Delaney is emotionally numb, haunted by the slaughters of the Great War. His only daughter has left for Mexico, and his wife Molly vanished months before, leaving him to wonder if she is alive or dead. Then, on a snowy New Year's Day, the doctor returns home to find his three-year-old grandson on his doorstep, left by his mother in Delaney's care. Coping with this unexpected arrival, Delaney hires Rose, a tough, decent Sicilian woman with a secret in her past. Slowly, as Rose and the boy begin to care for the good doctor, the numbness in Delaney begins to melt. <BR><BR>Recreating 1930s New York with the vibrancy and rich detail that are his trademarks, Pete Hamill weaves a story of honor, family, and one man's simple courage that no reader will soon forget. 1140624 11 6 2007 North River: A Novel total:744|5:148|4:303|3:225|2:60|1:8| 744 2755 1094 218 5 2 false false Sun Mar 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon May 12 12:42:15 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 17:58:42 -0700 2008 Pete Hamill has a way of writing that makes you feel as if you are a part of the story.
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A 40ish Irish doctor in the West Village in the Great Depression. His wife has gone missing for a year, their marriage was not blissful since WWI (some 18 years before), his daughter is flighty married to a Mexican revolutionary....more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 06:55:43 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 11:44:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 4 false false Thu Dec 18 13:17:18 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 21:35:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 21 15:01:32 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 15:11:44 -0700 2009 North River is no exception. Pete's tale are always somewhat simple: this one is the story of an older man and somewhat younger woman and the power of youth, rebirth and love. That it's set in the ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Apr 30 11:37:05 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 22:17:34 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 11:37:05 -0700 2009
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Set in New York during the Depression, Delaney is a doctor, who makes his rounds through some of the city's poorest, most disadvantaged, residences. He doesn't discriminate against those who can't pa...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 23 11:32:55 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 10 08:09:48 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 14:13:08 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 14:23:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 13:10:12 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 13:21:11 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 19:51:21 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 19:55:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 09:32:33 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 09:32:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 28 11:31:09 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 11:35:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=127947