In a Cold Open Field: A Novel
in 1950, Eva and Sol Greenfield receive a telegram from the Department of the Army informing then that their son, Ben, in missing in action in Korea. The effect of the telegram is devastating. Eva, an orthodox Jewish woman, goes to a fortune teller in Coney Island for comfort. In A Cold Open Field explores the developing relationship between the two women, as Eva desperately needs to deny the death of her child and the fortune teller takes advantage of Eva's need for her own gain. In A Cold Open Field was a finalist for the Drue Heinz Literature Prize. Library Journal said about this book: Klass's evocation of Brooklyn in the Fifties in wonderfully effective...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0930773446
ISBN13:9780930773441
Release Date:May 1997
Publisher:Black Heron Press
Length:227 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.8" x 8.8"
Customer Reviews
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admiration for sheila klass's work
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
I have been a fan of Sheila Solomon Klass for overr 30 years. We first met in Greenwich Village. I listened to her hilarious stories and thought "If she could only translate the spoken words...the stories she told so well (the language, the pace, the warmth, the humor) into written words, she would be more than successful. And she has done just just that according to the long list of her publications. "In A Cold Open Field" is a triumph for Sheila Solomon Klass. She combines all the strengths and virtues of her previous novels... her understanding, sympathy and ability to describe beautifully the human condition whether it occurs in Brooklyn, India or back in the early days of the america West. Her latest novel about the gypsy who cheats the mother of her hard-earned savings is hilarious and tragic all at the same time. I picked up the book and didn't put it down until the last page. Sheila Solomon Klass has given me many hours of pleasure, sustenance and fun.. thank you Sheila.. Ruth Daigon
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