North River by Pete Hamill


finished 08.13.08

A depression-era love story about a doctor whose wife disappeared. His daughter, who he hasn’t seen forever, leaves his young grandson on his step while he’s away. The busy doctor is left to care for the boy. It takes place in New York, which is as much a character in the story as any one else. I was enamored with Dr. Delany and the 1930’s West Village, a neighborhood I called home, from the first page on. I liked this book a lot.

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