The Last Days of Dogtown: A Novel - Hardcover

Diamant, Anita

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743225732 ISBN 13: 9780743225731

Publisher: Scribner, 2005

Synopsis

Endeavoring to build a life for herself in a dying early nineteenth-century New England town, Judy Rhines struggles with feelings of profound loneliness and impacts the lives of Black Ruth, a freed slave who dresses as a man and works as a stone mason; Mrs. Stanley, an imperious madam; and Oliver, who overcomes a painful childhood. By the author of The Red Tent. 200,000 first printing.

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Review:

"[A] superb historical novel."

-- "Baltimore Sun"

"A quiet tribute to love's power."

-- "The Miami Herald"

"ÝA¨ superb historical novel."

-- "Baltimore Sun"

"A quiet tribute to love's power."

-- "The Miami Herald"

"An excellent novel."

-- "The New York Times Book Review"

"The book is haunting.... ÝIt¨ will linger with you for days."

-- "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"

"ÝDiamant's¨ theme -- that life teems even as it dwindles -- has all the more power for its subtle, unsentimental articulation."

-- "The Washington Post"

"[A] superb historical novel."

-- "Baltimore Sun"

"An excellent novel."

-- "The New York Times Book Review"

3Anita Diamant gives us a character who doesn't get from life exactly what she wants but who creates her own happiness, nonetheless. Judy Rhines lives life fully by embracing every moment and appreciating the uniqueness of others and her own integrity. Both Judy and the haunted New England landscape evoke something of the world of Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" and his Hester Prynne, who also defies convention by following her own passion. "The Last Days of Dogtown" transports the reader to a fascinating time and place where even the dogs are compelling characters."

-- Sena Jeter Naslund, author of "Ahab's Wife" and "Four Spirits"

Book Description:

From the bestselling author of the RED TENT comes a wonderfully rich historical novel

About this edition

• Publisher: Scribner
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0743225732
• ISBN 13: 9780743225731
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 263