The Arrogant Years

One Girl's Search for Her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn
Lagnado, Lucette (Book - 2011)
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An autobiography of Lagnado's early years as an immigrant from Cairo to Brooklyn, reflecting on her own mother's story as she makes her own choices.

Publisher: New York : - Ecco
Pages: 402
ISBN: 0061803677, 9780061803673
Language: English
Contents: The curse of Alexandra. The secret of the Pasha's wife ; The Alley of the Pretty One ; The bride who set herself on fire ; The bonesetter of Mouski ; The porcelain dolls of Malaka Mazli Street
Rebuilding the hearth. The legend of Agent Extraordinary ; Passion play on Sixty-seventy Street; The healing powers of iodine ; The errant sister ; The passion of the fast ; The Messiah is a woman ; The tragedy of the navy blue blazer ; The advance of the little porcelain dolls
Cities of refuge. The shrine on the mountain ; The fall of afterword ; The spring of nevermore ; The Princess of West 116th Street
The lady in the pink bow. The lost art of penmanship ; The woman against the wall ; An earthquake in Cairo
The book of lamentations. The verse of consolation
Inside the Pasha's library.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-402).
Statement of responsibility: Lucette Lagnado
Physical description: xii, 402 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
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