Metropolis : a novel
(Large Print)
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
Format
Large Print
Edition
Large print edition.
ISBN
9798885780896
Physical Desc
579 pages ; 22 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Florham Park Library - Adult Fiction - Large Print | LTFIC SHAPIRO | Available |
Kinnelon Library - Adult Fiction - Large Print | LTFIC SHAPIRO | Available |
Mendham Township Library - Adult Fiction - Large Print | LARGE PRINT FICTION SHAPIRO | Available |
North County Branch - Adult Fiction - Large Print | SHAPIRO | Available |
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9798885780896
Notes
Description
"But was it really an accident? Was it suicide? A murder? Six mysterious characters, who rent units in, or are connected to, the self-storage facility, must now reevaluate their lives. We meet Serge, an unstable but brilliant street photographer who lives in his unit, which overflows with thousands of undeveloped pictures; Zach, the building's owner, who develops Serge's photos as he searches for clues to the accident; Marta, an undocumented immigrant who is finishing her dissertation and hiding from ICE; Liddy, an abused wife and mother, who recreates her children's bedroom in her unit; Jason, who has left his corporate firm and now practices law from his storage unit; and Rose, the office manager, who takes kickbacks to let renters live in the building and has her own complicated family history. The characters have a variety of backgrounds: they are different races; they practice different religions; they're young and they're not so young; they are rich, poor, and somewhere in the middle. As they dip in and out of one another's lives, fight circumstances that are within and also beyond their control, and try to discover the details of the accident, Shapiro both dismantles the myth of the American dream and builds tension to an exciting climax. For readers of Janelle Brown, Lucy Foley, Megan Abbott, and Laura Lippman, Metropolis is an original, spellbinding, and moving story of what we hang on to, what we might need to let go, and how unexpected events can lead us to discover our truest selves"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Shapiro, B. A. (2022). Metropolis: a novel (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shapiro, Barbara A., 1951-. 2022. Metropolis: A Novel. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shapiro, Barbara A., 1951-. Metropolis: A Novel Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Shapiro, Barbara A. Metropolis: A Novel Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
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