{"product_id":"modern-girls-paperback","title":"Modern Girls - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer S. Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling debut novel set in New York City's Jewish immigrant community in 1935...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHow was it that out of all the girls in the office, I was the one to find myself in this situation? This didn't happen to nice Jewish girls.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1935, Dottie Krasinsky is the epitome of the modern girl. A bookkeeper in Midtown Manhattan, Dottie steals kisses from her steady beau, meets her girlfriends for drinks, and eyes the latest fashions. Yet at heart, she is a dutiful daughter, living with her Yiddish-speaking parents on the Lower East Side. So when, after a single careless night, she finds herself in a family way by a charismatic but unsuitable man, she is desperate: unwed, unsure, and running out of options. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After the birth of five children--and twenty years as a housewife--Dottie's immigrant mother, Rose, is itching to return to the social activism she embraced as a young woman. With strikes and breadlines at home and National Socialism rising in Europe, there is much more important work to do than cooking and cleaning. So when she realizes that she, too, is pregnant, she struggles to reconcile her longings with her faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As mother and daughter wrestle with unthinkable choices, they are forced to confront their beliefs, the changing world, and the fact that their lives will never again be the same....\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer S. Brown\u003c\/b\u003e has published fiction and creative nonfiction in Fiction Southeast, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Women's Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Southeast Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sierra Nevada Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBellevue Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among other places. Her essay \"The Codeine of Jordan\" was selected as a notable essay in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e in 2012. She holds an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695615086655,"sku":"9780451477125","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6d0cabe96827884efb42d165fcc8c76d.webp?v=1765004429","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/modern-girls-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}