The Last Days of Dogtown - by Anita Diamant (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Gloriously reviewed nation-wide, named one of the best books of 2005 by "The Boston Globe," and now available in paperback, this is Diamant's heralded return to literary historical fiction.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"An excellent novel. A lovely and moving portrait of society's outcasts...affirms the essential humanity of its poor and stubborn residents, for whom each day of survival is a victory" (<i>The New York Times Book Review</i>).</b> <p/>Set on the high ground at the heart of Cape Ann, the village of Dogtown is peopled by widows, orphans, spinsters, scoundrels, whores, free Africans, and "witches." Among the inhabitants of this hamlet are Black Ruth, who dresses as a man and works as a stonemason; Mrs. Stanley, an imperious madam whose grandson, Sammy, comes of age in her brothel; Oliver Younger, who survives a miserable childhood at the hands of his aunt; and Cornelius Finson, a freed slave. At the center of it all is Judy Rhines, a fiercely independent soul, deeply lonely, who nonetheless builds a life for herself against all imaginable odds. <p/>Rendered in stunning, haunting detail, with Anita Diamant's keen ear for language and profound compassion for her characters, <i>The Last Days of Dogtown</i> is an extraordinary retelling of a long-forgotten chapter of early American life.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[A] superb historical novel. <p/> -- <i>Baltimore Sun</i><br><br>[Diamant's] theme -- that life teems even as it dwindles -- has all the more power for its subtle, unsentimental articulation. <p/> -- <i>The Washington Post</i><br><br>A quiet tribute to love's power. <p/> -- <i>The Miami Herald</i><br><br>An excellent novel. <p/> -- <i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br><br>The book has a compelling, page-turning pull...with spare yet vividly descriptive prose. <p/> -- <i>The Boston Globe</i><br><br>The book is haunting.... [It] will linger with you for days. <p/> -- <i>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Anita Diamant is the bestselling author of the novels <i>The Boston Girl</i>, <i>The Red Tent, Good Harbor, </i> <i>The Last Days of Dogtown</i>, and <i>Day After Night</i>, and the collection of essays, <i>Pitching My Tent.</i> An award-winning journalist whose work appeared in <i>The Boston Globe Magazine</i> and <i>Parenting, </i> and many others, she is the author of six nonfiction guides to contemporary Jewish life. She lives in Massachusetts. Visit her website at AnitaDiamant.com.
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