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Sex Wars: A Novel of Gilded Age New York
Sex Wars A Novel of Gilded Age New York
Author: Marge Piercy
Post-Civil War New York City is the battleground of the American dream. In this era of free love, emerging rights of women, and brutal sexual repression, Freydeh, a spirited young Jewish immigrant, toils at different jobs to earn passage to America for her family. Learning that her younger sister is adrift somewhere in the city, she begins a det...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060789879
ISBN-10: 0060789875
Publication Date: 12/1/2006
Pages: 432
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3.5 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
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I loved Marge Piercy's "Gone to Soldiers," so was extremely disappointed in this novel. As a matter of fact, I couldn't get past page 61; there was a lot of nice detail of old New York and the characters were interesting, but somehow it managed to plod in such a boring manner that I had to scrap it.
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