Title:
Winter's tale / Mark Helprin.
Author:
Helprin, Mark.
Publication Information:
Orlando : Harcourt, ©1983 (2005 printing)
Call Number:
PS3558 .E4775 W5 2005
Abstract:
When master mechanic Peter Lake attempts to rob a mansion on the Upper West Side, he is caught by young Beverly Penn, the terminally ill daughter of the house, and their subsequent love sends Peter on a desperate personal journey.
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ISBN:
9780156031196
9780156001946
9780544320420
Series:
A Harvest book
Harvest book.
Physical Description:
748 pages ; 21 cm.
Contents:
Machine derived contents note: I. The City -- A White Horse Escapes 3 -- The Ferry Burns in Morning Cold 10 -- Pearly Soames 20 -- Peter Lake Hangs from a Star 40 -- Beverly 95 -- A Goddess in the Bath 110 -- On the Marsh 130 -- Lake of the Coheeries 143 -- The Hospital in Printing House Square 173 -- Aceldama 191 -- Ii. Four Gates To The City -- Four Gates to the City 219 -- Lake of the Coheeries 221 -- In the Drifts 264 -- A New Life 347 -- Hell Gate 370 -- Iii. The Sun ... And The Ghost -- Nothing Is Random 401 -- Peter Lake Returns 403 -- The Sun 418 -- ... and The Ghost 438 -- An Early Summer Dinner at Petipas 445 -- The Machine Age 456 -- Iv. A Golden Age -- A Very Short History of the Clouds 505 -- Battery Bridge 507 -- White Horse and Dark Horse 544 -- The White Dog of Afghanistan 579 -- Abysmillard Redux 591 -- Ex Machina 606 -- For the Soldiers and Sailors of Chelsea 641 -- The City Alight 666 -- A Golden Age 697 -- epilogue 747.
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