| #458045 in Books | 2010-06-01 | 2010-06-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.99 x.45 x5.20l, | File type: PDF | 208 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Vintage love story|By gypsygirl1925|I love finding novels with vintage characters and especially when one of them is a dog. There just aren't enough novels about us oldies. I found this novel enchanting, funny and sad in turns. Dorothy's views of her time in vet custody was tender and realistic as well as original. I enjoyed my brief journey with this devoted Jewish New York co|From Publishers Weekly|Starred . Ciment's spare and surprisingly gripping novel details one long weekend in the life of Ruth and Alex Cohen, an elderly New York couple hoping to sell their East Village apartment of 45 years. Ruth is a retired teacher and Chekho
The basis for the major motion picture 5 Flights Up starring Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman.
New York City is on high alert—a gasoline truck is “stuck” in the Midtown tunnel and the driver has fled. Through panic and gridlock, Alex and Ruth must transport their beloved old dachshund—whose back legs are suddenly paralyzed—to the animal hospital, using a cutting board as a stretcher. But this is also the weekend...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Heroic Measures (Vintage Contemporaries) | Jill Ciment. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.