When Bess and Frimaābest friends, both nineteen and from the same Jewish background in the Bronxāget summer jobs in upstate hotels near Monticello, NY, in June 1940, they have visions of romance . . . but very different expectations and needs. Frima, who seeks safety in love, finds it with the āboy next door,ā who is also Bessās brother. Meanwhile, rebellious Bess renames herself Beth and plunges into a new life with Vinny, an Italian American, former Catholic, left-wing labor leader from San Francisco. Her actions are totally unacceptable to her familyāwhich is fine with Beth. Will their young loves have happy endings? Yes and no, for the shadow of world war is growing, and Beth and Frima must grow up fast. As their love lives entangle with war, ambitions, religion, family, and politicsāall kinds of conventional expectationsāthey face challenges they never dreamed of in their struggles for personal and creative growth.
This book title, Bess and Frima (A Novel), ISBN: 9781631524394, by Alice Rosenthal, published by She Writes Press (August 21, 2018) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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