When the world was young : a novel
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Published
New York : Random House, [2014].
Status
Central Library - Fiction - 1st Floor
Gaffney, E.
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Gaffney, E.
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Published
New York : Random House, [2014].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 298 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
UPC
40023904317
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Wally Baker is no ordinary girl. Living in her grandparents{u2019} Brooklyn Heights brownstone, she doesn{u2019}t like dresses, needlepoint, or manners. Her love of Wonder Woman comics and ants makes her feel like a misfit{u2014}especially in the shadow of her dazzling but unstable mother, Stella. Acclaimed author Elizabeth Gaffney{u2019}s irresistible novel captures postwar Brooklyn through Wally{u2019}s eyes, opening on V-J day, as she grows up with the rest of America. Reeling from her own unexpected wartime tragedy and navigating an increasingly fraught landscape, Wally is forced to confront painful truths about the world{u2014}its sorrows, its prejudices, its conflicts, its limitations. But Wally also finds hope and strength in the unlikeliest places. With an unforgettable cast of characters, including the increasingly distant and distracted Stella; Loretta, the family{u2019}s black maid and Wally{u2019}s second mother; Ham, Loretta{u2019}s son, who shares Wally{u2019}s enthusiasm for ants and exploration; Rudy, Wally{u2019}s father, a naval officer, away serving in the Pacific; and Mr. Niederman, the family{u2019}s boarder, who never seems to answer Wally{u2019}s questions{u2014}and who she suspects may have something to hide.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gaffney, E. (2014). When the world was young: a novel (First edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gaffney, Elizabeth. 2014. When the World Was Young: A Novel. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gaffney, Elizabeth. When the World Was Young: A Novel Random House, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gaffney, Elizabeth. When the World Was Young: A Novel First edition., Random House, 2014.
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