| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 402 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-402). |
| Contents |
The curse of Alexandra. The secret of the Pasha's wife ; The Alley of the Pretty One ; The bride who set herself on fire ; The bonesetter of Mouski ; The porcelain dolls of Malaka Mazli Street -- Rebuilding the hearth. The legend of Agent Extraordinary ; Passion play on Sixty-seventy Street; The healing powers of iodine ; The errant sister ; The passion of the fast ; The Messiah is a woman ; The tragedy of the navy blue blazer ; The advance of the little porcelain dolls -- Cities of refuge. The shrine on the mountain ; The fall of afterword ; The spring of nevermore ; The Princess of West 116th Street -- The lady in the pink bow. The lost art of penmanship ; The woman against the wall ; An earthquake in Cairo -- The book of lamentations. The verse of consolation -- Inside the Pasha's library. |
| Summary |
An autobiography of Lagnado's early years as an immigrant from Cairo to Brooklyn, reflecting on her own mother's story as she makes her own choices. |
| Subject |
Lagnado, Lucette.
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Jews -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Biography.
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Jews, Egyptian -- New York (State) -- Biography.
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Egyptian Americans -- New York (State) -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lagnado, Lucette. Arrogant years. 1st ed. New York : Ecco, c2011 9780061803673 (DLC) 2011275403 (OCoLC)703205835 |
| ISBN |
9780062092564 (electronic bk.) |
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0062092561 (electronic bk.) |
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