Night Shift - Couverture souple

Wolff, Maritta

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1416521968 ISBN 13 : 9781416521969

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 2006

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Sally Otis works as a waitress in order to support her three children and a jobless younger sister. They live in a down-trodden apartment house, which they share with other working class tenants. Her husband is in a State mental hospital and most likely there for good. Her deadbeat younger brother and a lodger from across the hall pay board to eat in her crowded little flat.
As Christmas approaches, there is no money for gifts and no prospect of her husband returning home. As her burden becomes intolerable, Sally's sturdy courage begins to falter. To make matters worse, the sleazy, suspicious owner of the local night club - Nick Toresca - takes a fancy to Sally and won't leave her alone. As he is the brother of her boss at the greasy spoon, she is in no position to call the shots.
Things are shaken up when Sally's sister - the swaggering, glamorous, independent Petey Braun - appears on the scene. All loud laugh, deep voice, self-confident aplomb and worldly generosity, Petey grabs the spotlight and centre of the stage and never lets them go. She is an American career woman - one who makes a career of men: she is a master of her trade. To give Sally a break, Petey sets about to dazzle Nick so that he has no eyes for Sally. Nothing is straightforward when Petey gets involved, however, so what follows is a swift-paced tale of tension, excitement and sibling rivalry as the very different worlds of Sally and Petey collide . . .

Quatrième de couverture :

Sally Otis works herself to the bone as a waitress, supporting her three children and a jobless younger sister. With her bills mounting and no rest in sight, Sally's resolve is beginning to crumble when her swaggering older sister, Petey Braun, appears on the scene. Petey, with her furs and jewels and exotic trips, is an American career woman -one who makes a career out of men. But when Petey gets a gig at the glamorous, rowdy local nightclub, it will forever alter the world of the struggling Otis family.
Night Shift is a vivid and page-turning tale, full of tension, excitement, violence and even bloodshed.
Praise for SUDDEN RAIN
'In this fiercely beautiful and exhilaratingly intelligent novel, Maritta Wolff anatomizes her characters with such vivid clarity that it's almost impossible to believe that they aren't still driving the streets of Los Angeles' Margot Livesey
'That Maritta Wolff was a serious artist is splendidly evident' LITERARY REVIEW
'A fascinating time-capsule take on living and loving in late Sixties Los Angeles' THE DAILY EXPRESS

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1416521968
• ISBN 13: 9781416521969
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 560