The First Desire: A Novel

Reisman, Nancy

ISBN 10: 0375423087 / ISBN 13: 9780375423086

Published by Pantheon, 2004

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Synopsis:

The lives of the four Cohen siblings--Sadie, Jo, Goldie, and Irving--are turned upside down by the vulnerabilities and secrets that they have managed to keep hidden, even from themselves--as the sudden disappearance of Goldie sparks revelations about their family, in a story of love, grief, tradition, and desire that ranges from 1929 to the of World War II. 40,000 first printing.

About the Author: Nancy Reisman is the author of House Fires, a short story collection that won the 1999 Iowa Short Fiction Award. Her work has appeared in, among other anthologies and journals, Best American Short Stories 2001, Tin House, and The Kenyon Review. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. She lives in Ann Arbor, where she currently teaches creative writing at the University of Michigan.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The First Desire: A Novel
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good