Novel
The story of a family living in a New York City slum in 1912, headed by a loving but alcoholic father and a strong-willed mother.
Novel
Carl Brown and Annie McGairy are in love. Their Irish immigrant parents knew each other in the old country - and Carl's parents want better for their son than Annie, who was raised in the slums. When Annie runs away to marry Carl while he's at college, they have many difficulties, including a college Dean that frowns upon married couples, Carl's angry parents, Carl's jealousy, and Annie's own problems with her sexuality.
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Na Berlim do pós-guerra, um soldado americano ajuda um menino Tcheco perdido a encontrar sua mãe. Um menino Tcheco de nove anos de idade, mudo, sobrevivente de Auschwitz, foge de um centro de refugiados na Alemanha no pós-guerra e é encontrado por um soldado americano. Ao mesmo tempo, a mãe do menino, o único membro sobrevivente de sua família, procura pelo seu filho em Centros de Refugiados. Tempo, distância, e o enorme número de crianças refugiadas são fatores que dificultam o reencontro de mãe e filho.
Novel
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.
