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The lives of the four Cohen siblings--Sadie, Jo, Goldie, and Irving--are turned upside down by the vulnerabilities and secrets that they have managed to keep hidden, even from themselves, as the sudden disappearance of Goldie sparks revelations about their family, in a story of love, grief, tradition, and desire that ranges from 1929 to the of World War II. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
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When Sadie looks out her window and sees her bother standing on the front lawn she knows he can't bring good news. Fidgeting over coffee with sugar and cream he explains: Their sister is gone. Three days earlier Goldie left to go shopping and she has not returned. With Goldie's disappearance as the catalyst, <b>The First Desire</b><i> </i>takes us deep into the life of the Cohen family and Buffalo, New York, from the Great Depression to the years immediately following World War II. Shifting perspectives from siblings Sadie, Jo, Goldie, and Irving we learn of the secrets they have managed to keep hidden--and of Lillian, the beautiful woman their father took as a lover while his wife was dying. In this astonishing novel Reisman brings to life the love, grief, and desires that ultimately bind one family together.
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