About the Book

This is a book about the beauty and complexity of the human soul, about God, love, and justice, and yet you can lose yourself in it as if it were a dream. You will be transported to New York of the Belle Epoque, to a city clarified by a siege of unprecedented winters. One night, Peter Lake--orphan, master-mechanic, and master second-story man--attempts to rob a fortress-like mansion on the Upper West Side. Though he thinks the house is empty, the daughter of the house is home. Thus begins the affair between the middle-aged Irish burglar and Beverly Penn, a young girl who is dying. Because of a love that at first he cannot fully understand, Peter, a simple and uneducated man, will be driven "to stop time and bring back the dead." His great struggle, in a city every alight with its own energy and beset by winter, is a truly beautiful and extraordinary story.

Product Details

Media: Compact Disc Audio Product

Language: English

Publisher: Audiogo (Mar. 31st, 2008)

ISBN-10: 1602833443

ISBN-13: 9781602833449

Dimensions: 5.13 x 5.97 x 2.17 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.40 lbs

• Categories: General Fiction and Literature