Three Sisters on Hope Street

Oberman,Tracy-Ann

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Author
Oberman,Tracy-Ann
Publish Date
11/01/2008
Book Type
Paperback
Publisher Name
LIB
Number of Pages
135
ISBN-10
1854595768
ISBN-13
9781854595768
SKU
9781854595768

Description

A funny, vibrant and moving version of Chekhov's Three Sisters, set amongst the Jewish community in wartime Liverpool. From the award-winning writer Diane Samuels (Kindertransport) and well-known actress and writer Tracy-Ann Oberman.
Liverpool, 1946. A year after the sudden death of their father, sisters Gertie, May and Rita Lasky share their once grand home on Hope Street with their asthmatic brother Arnold, Auntie Biel (who still keeps her packed suitcase under the spare bed) and old family friend Dr Nate Weinberg (who claims, hand on heart, to be on the wagon).
As the sisters regularly welcome GIs and pilots from the nearby American base, each continues her own search for meaning amidst the shattered remains of their city, in a