| 3 Sisters on Hope Street Contributor(s): Oberman, Tracy-Ann (Adapted by), Samuels, Diane (Adapted by), Chekhov, Anton (Author) |
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ISBN: 1854595768 ISBN-13: 9781854595768 Publisher: Nick Hern Books OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2008 Annotation: A funny, vibrant and moving version of Chekhov's Three Sisters, set amongst the Jewish community in wartime Liverpool. From the award-winning writer Diane Samuels (Kindertransport) and well-known actress and writer Tracy-Ann Oberman. Liverpool, 1946. A year after the sudden death of their father, sisters Gertie, May and Rita Lasky share their once grand home on Hope Street with their asthmatic brother Arnold, Auntie Biel (who still keeps her packed suitcase under the spare bed) and old family friend Dr Nate Weinberg (who claims, hand on heart, to be on the wagon). As the sisters regularly welcome GIs and pilots from the nearby American base, each continues her own search for meaning amidst the shattered remains of their city, in a |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Drama | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 822.914 |
| LCCN: 2008399102 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.40 lbs) 135 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A funny, vibrant and moving version of Chekhov's Three Sisters, set amongst the Jewish community in wartime Liverpool. From the award-winning writer Diane Samuels (Kindertransport) and well-known actress and writer Tracy-Ann Oberman. Liverpool, 1946. A year after the sudden death of their father, sisters Gertie, May and Rita Lasky share their once grand home on Hope Street with their asthmatic brother Arnold, Auntie Biel (who still keeps her packed suitcase under the spare bed) and old family friend Dr Nate Weinberg (who claims, hand on heart, to be on the wagon). As the sisters regularly welcome GIs and pilots from the nearby American base, each continues her own search for meaning amidst the shattered remains of their city, in a |