The Little Clan Lib/E Contributor(s): Cohen, Iris Martin (Author), Pressley, Brittany (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1538510626 ISBN-13: 9781538510629 Publisher: Park Row Books OUR PRICE: $53.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Women |
Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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Publisher Description: "A brilliant newcomer ... Cohen is not only a talented writer; she is an artist."--Andre Aciman, New York Times-bestselling author of Call Me by Your Name, the novel that inspired the Academy Award-winning film A love letter to classic literature and an illuminating look at newfound adulthood Ava Gallanter is the librarian in residence at the Lazarus Club, an ancient, dwindling Manhattan arts club full of eccentric geriatric residents stuck in a long-gone era. Twenty-five-year-old Ava, however, feels right at home. She leads a quiet life, surrounded by her beloved books and sequestered away from her peers. When Ava's enigmatic friend Stephanie returns after an unplanned year abroad, the intoxicating opportunist vows to rescue Ava from a life of obscurity. Stephanie, on the hunt for fame and fortune, promises to make Ava's dream of becoming a writer come true, and together they start a Victorian-inspired literary salon at the Lazarus Club. However, Ava's romanticized idea of the salon quickly erodes as Stephanie's ambitions take the women in an unexpected--and precarious--direction. In this humorous yet keenly observant coming-of-age story, Cohen brings us into a boisterous literary world bathed in hubris and ambition. With eloquent prose and affecting storytelling, The Little Clan is both a wickedly fun yet sharply insightful look at friendship, feminism and finding yourself in your twenties. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cohen, Iris Martin: - Iris Martin Cohen grew up in the French Quarter of New Orleans. She holds an MFA from Columbia University and studied creative nonfiction at the Graduate Center, CUNY. She currently lives in Brooklyn. The Little Clan is her first novel. Pressley, Brittany: -Brittany Pressley has won several Earphones Awards as well as the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration in 2018. She has recorded over one hundred titles and has received several nominations for American Library Association's annual list of Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. She is also an accomplished singer-songwriter and voice actress. Her voice can be heard on national and international TV and radio commercials as well as several animated series and video games. She is a graduate of Columbia University. |