American Dreams
Autor Kenneth Brombergen Limba Engleză Electronic book text – 24 iul 2019
In 1904 Czarist Russia, four-year-old Max witnesses the brutal murder of his mother by Russian soldiers. After the boy’s father extracts terrible revenge, father and son escape to New York, a teeming melting pot of immigrants. Max meets a young Polish girl, Sophie, who grows into a stunningly beautiful young woman. The two fall in love but their plans are shattered when Sophie is forced to marry a local crime boss and, once again, Max must watch as the most important person in his life is taken from him.
Thus
begins
Max’s
ruthless
climb
to
dominance
of
the
New
York
underworld
and
Sophie’s
transformation
from
a
submissive
girl
to
a
strong
woman
who
will
allow
no
man
determine
her
fate.
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FLAME TREE PRESSis the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781787582934
ISBN-10: 1787582930
Pagini: 352
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Flame Tree Publishing
Colecția FLAME TREE PRESS
Locul publicării:New York, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1787582930
Pagini: 352
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Flame Tree Publishing
Colecția FLAME TREE PRESS
Locul publicării:New York, United Kingdom
Descriere
In
1904
Czarist
Russia,
Max,
a
four-year-old
Jewish
boy,
witnesses
his
mother’s
brutal
murder
by
Russian
soldiers.
After
the
boy’s
father
extracts
terrible
revenge,
father
and
son
escape
to
New
York
and
settle
on
the
Lower
East
Side,
a
teeming
melting
pot
of
recent
immigrants.
Max
meets
a
young
Polish
girl,
Sophie,
and
the
two
children
become
inseparable
playmates.
By
the
time
they
are
teenagers,
Max
excels
at
both
school
and
sports,
Sophie
has
become
a
stunningly
beautiful
young
woman,
and
friendship
has
grown
into
love.
Their
plans
are
shattered
when
Sophie
is
forced
to
marry
a
local
crime
boss
and
once
again,
Max
must
simply
watch
as
the
most
important
person
in
his
life
is
taken
from
him.
In
response,
he
begins
a
ruthless
and
violent
climb
to
the
top
of
the
New
York
underworld.
FLAME
TREE
PRESS
is
the
new
fiction
imprint
of
Flame
Tree
Publishing.
Launched
in
2018
the
list
brings
together
brilliant
new
authors
and
the
more
established;
the
award
winners,
and
exciting,
original
voices.
Notă biografică
Kenneth
Bromberghas
wanted
to
be
a
writer
for
as
long
as
he
can
remember.
Born
in
Queen
of
Angels
Hospital
in
downtown
Los
Angeles,
he
has
had
a
lifelong
fascination
with
the
city’s
corrupt
and
colorful
history.
This
fascination
is
woven
into
his
second
novel,City
of
Angels,
a
noir
tale
set
in
the
back
alleys
of
1920s
Los
Angeles,
as
well
as
his
first
book,American
Dreams,
a
multi-generational
saga
about
three
immigrants
from
Europe
who
flee
to
New
York
City
before
arriving
to
the
glitz
and
glamour
of
a
very
different
corner
of
Los
Angeles:
Hollywood.
After college, Bromberg worked as a bartender, listening carefully to yarns of customers who'd left behind a checkered past to transform themselves into soap opera stars, real estate agents and even police officers. He later earned an MBA at UCLA and became a certified public accountant. During retirement, he started his writing career in earnest, utilizing the knowledge gained from his life experiences, a passion for history, and an ear for narrative.
Bromberg lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife, Carol, close to their grown sons. He is currently working on his third novel.
After college, Bromberg worked as a bartender, listening carefully to yarns of customers who'd left behind a checkered past to transform themselves into soap opera stars, real estate agents and even police officers. He later earned an MBA at UCLA and became a certified public accountant. During retirement, he started his writing career in earnest, utilizing the knowledge gained from his life experiences, a passion for history, and an ear for narrative.
Bromberg lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife, Carol, close to their grown sons. He is currently working on his third novel.
Recenzii
“A
complex
and
surprising
read.
With
a
diverse
assortment
of
interconnected
characters
Kenneth
Bromberg
delves
into
the
melting
pot
of
American
immigrant
culture.”
“There’s something of The Godfather to this sweeping novel. This is a narrative the time frame of which is generations, with a cast of characters to match. Apparently, the author found inspiration in stories of his own family passed down from his grandmother. It’s an involving tale that has the full gamut of experience: love, life, and death. All in all, it’s an intriguing tale well told.”
“An intriguing tale of family, loss, love, violence and power over generations….”
“There’s a real human story driving the plot, and it’s full of abuse, love, lust, terrible consequences, power, violence, patriarchal dominance and family bonds. An absorbing, addictive and bold story of early 20th century crime fuelled America.”
“There’s something of The Godfather to this sweeping novel. This is a narrative the time frame of which is generations, with a cast of characters to match. Apparently, the author found inspiration in stories of his own family passed down from his grandmother. It’s an involving tale that has the full gamut of experience: love, life, and death. All in all, it’s an intriguing tale well told.”
“An intriguing tale of family, loss, love, violence and power over generations….”
“There’s a real human story driving the plot, and it’s full of abuse, love, lust, terrible consequences, power, violence, patriarchal dominance and family bonds. An absorbing, addictive and bold story of early 20th century crime fuelled America.”