The Resource Brass : a novel, Xhenet Aliu
Brass : a novel, Xhenet Aliu
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- Summary
- A fierce debut novel about mothers and daughters, haves and have-nots, and the stark realities behind the American Dream. A waitress at the Betsy Ross Diner, Elsie hopes her nickel-and-dime tips will add up to a new life. Then she meets Bashkim, who is at once both worldly and naive, a married man who left Albania to chase his dreams--and wound up working as a line cook in Waterbury, Connecticut. Back when the brass mills were still open, this bustling factory town drew one wave of immigrants after another. Now it's the place they can't seem to leave. Elsie, herself the granddaughter of Lithuanian immigrants, falls in love quickly, but when she learns that she's pregnant, Elsie can't help wondering where Bashkim's heart really lies, and what he'll do about the wife he left behind. Seventeen years later, headstrong and independent Luljeta receives a rejection letter from NYU and her first-ever suspension from school on the same day. Instead of striking out on her own in Manhattan, she's stuck in Connecticut with her mother, Elsie--a fate she refuses to accept. Wondering if the key to her future is unlocking the secrets of the past, Lulu decides to find out what exactly her mother has been hiding about the father she never knew. As she soon discovers, the truth is closer than she ever imagined. Told in equally gripping parallel narratives with biting wit and grace, Brass announces a fearless new voice with a timely, tender, and quintessentially American story
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 295 pages
- Isbn
- 9780399590245
- Label
- Brass : a novel
- Title
- Brass
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Xhenet Aliu
- Subject
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- trueLiterary fiction
- trueDomestic fiction
- Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction
- trueSocial classes
- trueMen/women relations
- trueGoals and objectives
- trueFamily relationships
- Domestic fiction
- true1990s -- 1990 -- 1999
- trueTeenage pregnancy
- Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
- FICTION / Cultural Heritage
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueSingle mothers
- true2010s -- 2010 -- 2019
- trueParallel narratives
- trueConnecticut
- FICTION / Literary
- trueLife change events
- Domestic fiction
- trueTeenage girls
- FICTION / Family Life
- trueImmigrants
- trueMothers and daughters
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A fierce debut novel about mothers and daughters, haves and have-nots, and the stark realities behind the American Dream. A waitress at the Betsy Ross Diner, Elsie hopes her nickel-and-dime tips will add up to a new life. Then she meets Bashkim, who is at once both worldly and naive, a married man who left Albania to chase his dreams--and wound up working as a line cook in Waterbury, Connecticut. Back when the brass mills were still open, this bustling factory town drew one wave of immigrants after another. Now it's the place they can't seem to leave. Elsie, herself the granddaughter of Lithuanian immigrants, falls in love quickly, but when she learns that she's pregnant, Elsie can't help wondering where Bashkim's heart really lies, and what he'll do about the wife he left behind. Seventeen years later, headstrong and independent Luljeta receives a rejection letter from NYU and her first-ever suspension from school on the same day. Instead of striking out on her own in Manhattan, she's stuck in Connecticut with her mother, Elsie--a fate she refuses to accept. Wondering if the key to her future is unlocking the secrets of the past, Lulu decides to find out what exactly her mother has been hiding about the father she never knew. As she soon discovers, the truth is closer than she ever imagined. Told in equally gripping parallel narratives with biting wit and grace, Brass announces a fearless new voice with a timely, tender, and quintessentially American story
- Summary
- A fierce debut novel about mothers and daughters, haves and have-nots, and the stark realities behind the American Dream
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10616271
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1978-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Aliu, Xhenet
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3601.L3967
- LC item number
- B73 2018
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- FICTION / Cultural Heritage
- FICTION / Family Life
- FICTION / Literary
- Identity (Psychology)
- Mothers and daughters
- Domestic fiction
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Brass : a novel, Xhenet Aliu
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn972640217
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 295 pages
- Isbn
- 9780399590245
- Lccn
- 2017002763
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)972640217
- Label
- Brass : a novel, Xhenet Aliu
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn972640217
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 295 pages
- Isbn
- 9780399590245
- Lccn
- 2017002763
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)972640217
Subject
- true1990s -- 1990 -- 1999
- true2010s -- 2010 -- 2019
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueConnecticut
- trueDomestic fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Domestic fiction
- FICTION / Cultural Heritage
- FICTION / Family Life
- FICTION / Literary
- trueFamily relationships
- trueGoals and objectives
- Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction
- trueImmigrants
- trueLife change events
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueMen/women relations
- trueMothers and daughters
- Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
- trueParallel narratives
- trueSingle mothers
- trueSocial classes
- trueTeenage girls
- trueTeenage pregnancy
Genre
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueDomestic fiction
- Fiction
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueParallel narratives
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
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