The author of Modern Girls delivers an atmospheric coming-of-age story set in Prohibition-era New York, tracing one immigrant familys fortunes and a young girls journey from the schoolyard to the speakeasy.
The streets of New York in 1920 are most certainly not paved with gold, as Minnie Soffer learns when she arrives at Ellis Island.
Her father, who left Ukraine when Minnie was a toddler, feels like a stranger.
She sleeps on a mattress on the kitchen floor.
She understands nothing at school.
They came to America for this? As her family adjusts to this new life, Minnie and her brother work hard to learn English and make friends.
When her father, Ike, opens his own soda shop, stability and citizenship seem within reach.
But the soda shop is not what it seems; its a front for Ikes real moneymaker: a speakeasy.
When tragedy strikes the Soffers, Minnie has no choice but to take over the bar.
Shes determined to make the speakeasy a success despite the risks it brings to herself, her family, and her freedom.
At what price does the American dream come true? Minnie wont stop until she finds out.
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