![]() ![]() As Richler turns his blistering commentary on love, money, and politics, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz becomes a lesson for us all.in laughter and in life.įrom the Back Cover From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz - in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal twentieth century books.ĭuddy - the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal - is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. From his street days tormenting teachers at the Jewish academy to his time hustling four jobs at once in a grand plan to "be somebody," Duddy learns about living - and the lesson is an outrageous roller-coaster ride through the human comedy. ![]() About the Book From his third generation Jewish immigrant family in Montreal, Duddy learns about life in this unforgettable human comedy.īook Synopsis From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz - in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal twentieth century books.ĭuddy - the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal - is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. ![]()
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![]() ![]() We’re kicking things off this week with backlist titles from two of the authors who are finalists for this year’s World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Last week we announced the return of free ebooks from Tor.com. Here is the entire press release from Tor:įree Ebooks from World Fantasy Award Finalists If you haven’t read it before, I strongly urge you to take advantage of this free giveaway (meaning don’t make me crawl through the internets and hold your TBR pile hostage until you download it). It’s set in Minneapolis and has a romance underthread with a very unlikely hero, but the strength of the story lies with the female protagonist who gets swept into a dangerous world between the Dark Court and the Light Court of the fae. It might be the seminal Urban Fantasy read. After I read Laurell K Hamilton, I was jonesing for more UF reads and everywhere I turned, someone told me I had to read War for the Oaks. ![]() ![]() One of the groundbreaker writers of urban fantasy is Emma Bull’s War for the Oaks. Jane Ebooks free-book / Tor / Urban-Fantasy 13 Comments SeptemReally Super Fabulous News: Emma Bull’s War for the Oaks FREE in E Format ![]() ![]() Right or wrong, no one can answer definitively, we must each follow our hearts and learn to live with the consequences of our decisions. This author brings all these thoughts to life, from life in a small town in Massachusetts to Islamorada, Florida, and on to tragedy in Boston involving Charlie. How did their choice affect their life…and your life? Along with the reasons for the choice’s they made. ![]() It will also make you think, not only about the choices you have made, but also about the choice’s others have made in their life. ![]() Windblown will draw you in and make you ponder the choices you have made in your life…are you following your dreams…looking for happiness… or just running from life. ![]() Musselwhite has brought this story to life, you can smell the salt in the sea breeze from Islamorada, feel the tragedy in Boston… ![]() |