{"product_id":"the-boston-girl-paperback","title":"The Boston Girl - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnita Diamant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable novel about a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early twentieth century, told \"with humor and optimism...through the eyes of an irresistible heroine\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e)--from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Red Tent\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnita Diamant's \"vivid, affectionate portrait of American womanhood\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), follows the life of one woman, Addie Baum, through a period of dramatic change. Addie is The Boston Girl, the spirited daughter of an immigrant Jewish family, born in 1900 to parents who were unprepared for America and its effect on their three daughters. Growing up in the North End of Boston, then a teeming multicultural neighborhood, Addie's intelligence and curiosity take her to a world her parents can't imagine--a world of short skirts, movies, celebrity culture, and new opportunities for women. Addie wants to finish high school and dreams of going to college. She wants a career and to find true love. From the one-room tenement apartment she shared with her parents and two sisters, to the library group for girls she joins at a neighborhood settlement house, to her first, disastrous love affair, to finding the love of her life, eighty-five-year-old Addie recounts her adventures with humor and compassion for the naïve girl she once was. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the same attention to historical detail and emotional resonance that made Diamant's previous novels bestsellers, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBoston Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving portrait of one woman's complicated life in twentieth century America, and a fascinating look at a generation of women finding their places in a changing world. \"Diamant brings to life a piece of feminism's forgotten history\" (\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e) in this \"inspirational...page-turning portrait of immigrant life in the early twentieth century\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnita Diamant is the bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Tent, Good Harbor, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Dogtown\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDay After Night\u003c\/i\u003e, and the collection of essays, \u003ci\u003ePitching My Tent.\u003c\/i\u003e An award-winning journalist whose work appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParenting, \u003c\/i\u003e and many others, she is the author of six nonfiction guides to contemporary Jewish life. She lives in Massachusetts. Visit her website at AnitaDiamant.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52032780665133,"sku":"9781439199367","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/dXFCcjZNaGFHeloyYk5zeWlNOFJHZz09.webp?v=1777578628","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-boston-girl-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}