The Grandmothers' Club
Alan Cheuse. Penguin Books, $6.95 (336pp) ISBN 978-0-14-010484-4
In her twilight years, Minnie Bloch tells her life story, mainly about her son son, Manny, a rabbi who became a shipping magnate and eventually suffered a downfall. PW wrote that the tale ""overflows with compassion and a profound sadness.'' (January)
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Reviewed on: 01/01/1988
Genre: Fiction
Hardcover - 326 pages - 978-0-87905-253-9