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The Breakout novel by the Bestseling writer of the New York Times of The Orfan Collector, which he left behind, leaves the stories of the past and the stories of the present, discovering the strength of women in two different times, finding two different ways. Go inside the horrific walls of New York Sharan of the 1920s as a wrongly imprisoned woman is the most important for her – and meet a girl who faced pain and secret after two generations of her family’s mental illness.
Ten years ago, Easy Stone’s mother shot her father while sleeping. Restored by his mother’s clear madness, Easy, now seventeen, refused to go to jail. But her new foster parents, employees in the local museum have enlisted Easy’s help in listing the item in a long-closed state shelter. There, amidst the heap of abandoned goods, Ezi detected a pile in its past without any letter, a decades -old magazine, and a window.
Young Flapper and Sphragate Clara Cartright is caught between her overbering parents and a modern woman. Furious when she rejects a systematic marriage, finding love with an Italian immigrant, Clara’s father sends her a gentle home for nervous invalids. But when his fate is lost in the 1929 stock market accident, he can no longer take care of himself – and Clara is committed to public refuge.
Even Easy is related to the challenges of another new beginning, the story of Clara keeps pulling her in the past. If Clara was not really mentally ill, can anything else explain to his mother’s violent act? The fate of Clara together forced Ezi to re-examine his own choice-with a shocking and unexpected results.
“Shouts with authenticity, depth and understanding.”
– New York Journal of Books
“A real page turner … will appeal to all the readers of the story.”
– Review of historical novels
“Amazing … read a great!”
– San Francisco Book Review
“Will you bother and inspire both of you … a moving, and sometimes chilling story that makes you completely inspires your characters.”
-Deem
“Story of a great upcoming age.”
-Shul Library Journal
Publisher: Kensington (August 27, 2019)
language English
Paperback: 368 pages
ISBN -10: 1496730038
ISBN -13: 978-1496730039
Items Weight: 11.8 ounces
Dimensions: 5.49 x 0.94 x 8.24 inch
Customers say
Customers find this historical fiction book compelling and well-researched, with richly developed characters that are easy to identify with. The story is riveting, with one customer particularly appreciating the mini cliffhangers between chapters, and customers consider it a definite page turner. The writing quality and emotional content receive mixed reactions – while some find it well-written, others say it’s hard to read, and while some describe it as heartbreaking, others find it disturbing at times. The pacing is also mixed, with customers noting it reads like a young adult novel.
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