The Brooklyn follies : [a novel] /
Nathan Glass has come to Brooklyn to die. Divorced, retired, estranged from his only daughter, the former life insurance salesman seeks only solitude and anonymity. Then Glass encounters his long-lost nephew, Tom Wood, who is working in a local bookstore a far cry from the brilliant academic career...
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| Format: | CD Audio Book |
| Language: | English |
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[New York, N.Y.] :
Harper Audio,
[2006]
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| Summary: | Nathan Glass has come to Brooklyn to die. Divorced, retired, estranged from his only daughter, the former life insurance salesman seeks only solitude and anonymity. Then Glass encounters his long-lost nephew, Tom Wood, who is working in a local bookstore a far cry from the brilliant academic career Tom had begun when Nathan saw him last. Tom's boss is the colorful and charismatic Harry Brightman aka Harry Dunkel once the owner of a Chicago art gallery, whom fate has also brought to the "ancient kingdom of Brooklyn, New York." Through Tom and Harry, Nathan's world gradually broadens to include a new circle of acquaintances not to mention a stray relative or two and leads him to a reckoning with his past. |
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| Item Description: | Subtitle from container. Unabridged. Compact discs. Sound recording. |
| Physical Description: | 7 sound discs (8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: | 9780060838782 0060838787 |