THE BALLAD OF WEST TENTH STREET - HOW A SCIENTIST AND A IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Once upon a time in Manhattan...... there stood a pair of fine old brick townhouses on West Tenth Street. One had a blue door with a tarnished brass knocker in the shape of a dolphin. The other was empty. Behind the blue door lived Sadie, the widow of a famous British rocker who died of an overdose, and two of her children, Hamish and Deen. The children manage to muddle along as best they can with a loving but distracted mother. But their whole world changes when the house next door gets a new owner--a mysterious Southerner who quickly endears himself to his new neighbors, taking them--and their friends--under his protective wing. In doing so, he transforms everything. Magical, lively, lovely, and unique, "The Ballad of West Tenth Street" is a contemporary urban fairy tale that delightfully reimagines real life. Features Summary Lively, lovely, charming, and surprising, this imaginative debut is a true-life fairy tale of an utterly unusual Manhattan. Author Marjorie Kernan Publisher HarperPerennial Release date 20090323 Pages 336 ISBN 0-06-166917-2 ISBN 13 978-0-06-166917-0