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| Lush Life (Paperback – Second-hand) |
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Full blurb:
Lush Life is the tale of two Lower East Sides: One a high-priced bohemia, the other a home to hardship, its residents pushed to the edges of their time-honoured turf. When a cocky young hipster is shot to death by a street kid from the “other” Lower East Side, the crime ripples through every stratum of the city in this brilliant and kaleidoscopic portrait of the “new” New York.
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First page first lines:
‘The Quality of Life Task Force: four sweatshirts in a bogus taxi set up on the corner of Clinton Street alongside the Williamsburg Bridge off-ramp to profile the incoming salmon run; their mantra: Dope, guns, overtime: their motto: Everyone’s got something to lose’...
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Category: Novel
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Author: Richard Price
Richard Price is the author of seven novels, including Clockers, Freedomland and Samaritan. He has received an Academy Award in literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and shared a 2007 Edgar Award as a co-writer of HBO’s mini-series The Wire.
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Publisher: Picador
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Reviews:
‘One of the most compelling recent fictional depictions of Manhattan is Richard Price's Lush Life ... His ear for dialogue is extraordinary' - Hari Kunzru, Observer Books of the Year
‘With an ear for the street like no other writer, Price writes dialogue that's pacy, authentic and funny ... Lush Life is a great read - entertaining, textured, animated and often deeply true' - Sunday Telegraph.
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| Book code: BTD056 |
| Price: GBP £ 2.50 |
| USD $ 4.00 |
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