Three Floors Up

Three Floors Up
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Publisher : Other Press, LLC
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781590518786
ISBN-13 : 1590518780
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Three Floors Up by : Eshkol Nevo

THE BASIS FOR THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL'S PALMA D'OR-NOMINATED FILM Set in an upper-middle-class Tel Aviv apartment building, this best-selling and warmly acclaimed Israeli novel examines the interconnected lives of its residents, whose turmoils, secrets, unreliable confessions, and problematic decisions reveal a society in the midst of an identity crisis. On the first floor, Arnon, a tormented retired officer who fought in the First Intifada, confesses to an army friend with a troubled military past how his obsession about his young daughter's safety led him to lose control and put his marriage in peril. Above Arnon lives Hani, known as "the widow," whose husband travels the world for his lucrative job while she stays at home with their two children, increasingly isolated and unstable. When her brother-in-law suddenly appears at their door begging her to hide him from loan sharks and the police, she agrees in spite of the risk to her family, if only to bring some emotional excitement into her life. On the top floor lives a former judge, Devora. Eager to start a new life in her retirement, Devora joins a social movement, desperately tries to reconnect with her estranged son, and falls in love with a man who isn't what he seems. A brilliant novelist, Eshkol Nevo vividly depicts how the grinding effects of social and political ills play out in the psyche of his flawed yet compelling characters, in often unexpected and explosive ways.

The Last Interview

The Last Interview
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Publisher : Other Press, LLC
Total Pages : 481
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ISBN-10 : 9781635429879
ISBN-13 : 1635429870
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis The Last Interview by : Eshkol Nevo

National Jewish Book Award Finalist Wingate Literary Prize Shortlist Named a Notable Translated Book of the Year by World Literature Today From the internationally best-selling author of Three Floors Up, a literary page-turner that delves into the deepening cracks in a carefully constructed public persona. A writer tries to answer a set of interview questions sent to him by a website editor. At first, they stick to the standard fare: Did you always know you would be a writer? How autobiographical are your books? Have you written any stories you would never publish? Usually his answers in these situations are measured, calculated, cautious. But this time, when his heart is about to break and his life is about to crumble, he finds he cannot tell anything but the truth. The naked, funny, sad, scandalous, politically incorrect truth. Every question the writer tackles opens a door to a hidden room of his life. And each of his answers reveals that at the heart of every truth, there is a lie—and vice versa. Surprising, bold, intimate, and utterly engrossing, The Last Interview shows just how tenuous the lines are between work and life, love and hate, fact and fiction. And in exploring the many, often contradictory facets of an Israeli author’s identity, Eshkol Nevo also gives us a nuanced, thought-provoking portrait of a country at odds with itself.

Three Floors Up

Three Floors Up
Author :
Publisher : Other Press, LLC
Total Pages : 289
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781590518793
ISBN-13 : 1590518799
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Three Floors Up by : Eshkol Nevo

Set in an upper-middle-class Tel Aviv apartment building, this best-selling and warmly acclaimed Israeli novel examines the interconnected lives of its residents, whose turmoils, secrets, unreliable confessions, and problematic decisions reveal a society in the midst of an identity crisis. On the first floor, Arnon, a tormented retired officer who fought in the First Intifada, confesses to an army friend with a troubled military past how his obsession about his young daughter's safety led him to lose control and put his marriage in peril. Above Arnon lives Hani, known as "the widow," whose husband travels the world for his lucrative job while she stays at home with their two children, increasingly isolated and unstable. When her brother-in-law suddenly appears at their door begging her to hide him from loan sharks and the police, she agrees in spite of the risk to her family, if only to bring some emotional excitement into her life. On the top floor lives a former judge, Devora. Eager to start a new life in her retirement, Devora joins a social movement, desperately tries to reconnect with her estranged son, and falls in love with a man who isn't what he seems. A brilliant novelist, Eshkol Nevo vividly depicts how the grinding effects of social and political ills play out in the psyche of his flawed yet compelling characters, in often unexpected and explosive ways.

Three Storeys Up

Three Storeys Up
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Publisher : Marino Press
Total Pages : 108
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105021555854
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Three Storeys Up by : Fred Kennedy

These stories of the Doyle family spring from hard experience of appalling tenement slum conditions in the mid-1940s, when to a clever child's eye, the poverty, hunger and ill health were made bearable by hope, humour and great characters. The main hero is Da, short-tempered and unemployable.

Three Floors Up

Three Floors Up
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Publisher : BookRix
Total Pages : 28
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ISBN-10 : 9783743853577
ISBN-13 : 3743853574
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Three Floors Up by : Paul White

Three Floors Up is the story of one man's psychosis and its effects on all who enter his world, and why the ones he chooses never leave. This is a tale of dark doings, of murder and distorted perceptions. Not to be read by the faint of heart. This Electric Eclectic book is written as an introduction to the storytelling and narrative fashion of the author, Paul White. He hopes you enjoy this book so much you will purchase some of his prime books which you can find on Amazon or on his website.

The Towering Sky

The Towering Sky
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 458
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ISBN-10 : 9780062418678
ISBN-13 : 006241867X
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis The Towering Sky by : Katharine McGee

The final book in Katharine McGee's epic New York Times bestselling Thousandth Floor series When you have everything, you have everything to lose. Welcome back to New York, 2119. A skyscraper city, fueled by impossible dreams. LEDA just wants to move on from what happened in Dubai. Until a new investigation forces her to seek help—from the person she’s spent all year trying to forget. RYLIN is back in her old life, reunited with an old flame. But when she starts seeing Cord again, she finds herself torn: between two worlds, and two very different boys. CALLIOPE feels trapped, playing a long con that costs more than she bargained for. What happens when all her lies catch up with her? WATT is still desperately in love with Leda. He’ll do anything to win her back—even dig up secrets that are better left buried. And now that AVERY is home from England—with a new boyfriend, Max—her life seems more picture-perfect than ever. So why does she feel like she would rather be anything but perfect? Perfect for fans of Kiera Cass and Anna Godbersen, and with all the drama, romance, and hidden secrets from The Thousandth Floor and The Dazzling Heights, this explosive finale will not disappoint. “We couldn’t put this one down.” —The Skimm “The luxe lives of Manhattan’s elite are even more extraordinary in Katharine McGee’s futuristic, highly addictive page-turner. The irresistible cast of characters lures you into the elevator for an unexpected ride, packed with wittily prescient high-tech details and good old-fashioned romance and drama. The Thousandth Floor will give you vertigo and leave you eager for more.” —Cecily von Ziegesar, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gossip Girl

Homesick

Homesick
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 386
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781448180370
ISBN-13 : 1448180376
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Homesick by : Eshkol Nevo

It is 1995 and Noa and Amir have decided to move in together. Noa is studying photography in Jerusalem and Amir is a psychology student in Tel Aviv, so they choose a tiny flat in a village in the hills, between the two cities. Their flat is separated from that of their landlords, Sima and Moshe Zakian, by a thin wall, but on each side we find a different home - and a different world. Homesick is a beautiful, clever and moving story about history, love, family and the true meaning of home.

Care of Wooden Floors

Care of Wooden Floors
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 309
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780547953564
ISBN-13 : 0547953569
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Care of Wooden Floors by : Will Wiles

Housesitting at the ultra-modern apartment of a composer friend in a glum Eastern European city, a British copywriter accidentally spills wine on the apartment's priceless wooden floor and endures a psychologically disastrous week of perfectionist repair and maintenance.

3 Below

3 Below
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0545255201
ISBN-13 : 9780545255202
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis 3 Below by : Patrick Carman

Leo has explored the Whippet Hotel from top to bottom, discovering trains, flying goats, and mazes, and when he learns the secret beneath the hotel, a new adventure will begin.

Dance Upon the Air

Dance Upon the Air
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 404
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0515131229
ISBN-13 : 9780515131222
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Dance Upon the Air by : Nora Roberts

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts—hailed by Publishers Weekly as “a storyteller of immeasurable diversity and talent”—presents the first book in a trilogy about friendship, fate, and the mysterious ways of the heart. When Nell Channing arrives on charming Three Sisters Island, she believes that she’s finally found refuge from her abusive husband—and from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months ago… But even in this quiet, peaceful place, Nell never feels entirely at ease. Careful to conceal her true identity, she takes a job as a cook at the local bookstore café—and begins to explore her feelings for the island sheriff, Zack Todd. But there is a part of herself she can never reveal to him, for she must continue to guard her secrets if she wants to keep the past at bay. One careless word, one misplaced confidence, and the new life she’s so carefully created could shatter completely. Just as Nell starts to wonder if she’ll ever be able to break free of her fear, she realizes that the island suffers under a terrible curse—one that can only be broken by the descendants of the Three Sisters, the witches who settled the island back in 1692. And now, with the help of two other strong, gifted women—and the nightmares of the past haunting her every step—she must find the power to save her home, her love, and herself. Don’t miss the other books in the Three Sisters Island Trilogy Heaven and Earth Face the Fire