The Ballad of West Tenth Street - P.S.

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.

About the author

Marjorie Kernan, a former painter, owns an antiques shop on the coast of Maine. This is her first novel.

Product details

• Authors: Marjorie Kernan
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.03.2009
• EAN: 9780061669170
• ISBN: 978-0-06-166917-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 205 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Women, FICTION: Family Life / General, FICTION: General, FICTION: Romance / Fantasy, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Romance / Historical / 20th Century, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, FICTION: Cultural Heritage, FICTION: Romance / New Adult, FICTION: Romance / Rock Stars