the year of Archives

A Cup Of Coffee Plus A Good Book Equals Happiness | Coffee Date With A Book 0
- BOOK LISTS, COFFEE DATE WITH A BOOK
- July 17, 2020
“Happiness is a cup of coffee and a good book.” Find the book featured in this video: The Year of the Return by Nathaniel Popkin. Book lovers know there is nothing better than reading a great book while drinking a steaming cup of coffee. If you agree, then you will love these 10 quotes about
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The Year Of The Return By Nathaniel Popkin | Official Book Trailer 0
- VIDEOS
- October 14, 2019
The Year of the Return by Nathaniel Popkin is a vivid story of families trying to reconnect with and support each other through trauma and loss, and a meditation on the possibility of moving on to a better future.
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Review: The Year Of The Return: A Literary Snapshot Of A Period In Philadelphia’s History 0
- BOOK REVIEWS
- September 6, 2019
Summary: The setting is Philadelphia, 1976, just before the country’s Bicentennial. The country is still reeling from the effects of the Viet Nam war. Mayor Frank Rizzo is throwing his weight around, doing his best to foment racial uprisings, just so he can quell them with force. In the midst of this stew are two
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Read An Excerpt From The Year Of The Return 0
- EXCERPTS
- August 19, 2019
The Year of the Return by Nathaniel Popkin is a vivid story of families trying to reconnect with and support each other through trauma and loss, and a meditation on the possibility of moving on to a better future. Here is an exclusive excerpt from the novel. Prologue: The Lebanon Arms Harry Silk You’re asking
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5 Novels About Vietnam Veterans 0
- BOOK LISTS
- August 12, 2019
These powerful novels about Vietnam veterans explore the changed lives of American soldiers who served during the Vietnam War. 1. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien “A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking
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Interview With Nathaniel Popkin, Author Of The Year Of The Return 0
- INTERVIEWS
- July 29, 2019
Set against the backdrop of 1976 Philadelphia, The Year of the Return follows the path of two families, the Jewish Silks and African American Johnsons, as they are first united by marriage and then by grief, turmoil, and the difficult task of trying to live in an America failing to live up to its ideals.
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