This is how it begins : a novel
(Book)
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Published
Berkeley, CA : She Writes Press, 2017.
ISBN
9781631523083, 1631523082
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | DEMPSEY | On Shelf |
Chicago Ridge Public Library - Stacks | FIC DEM | On Shelf |
Franklin Park Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC DEMPSEY, JOA | On Shelf |
Park Forest Public Library - Stacks | FIC DEM | On Shelf |
St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC DEMPSEY | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Art teachers -- Fiction.
Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Gay teachers -- Dismissal of -- Fiction.
Massachusetts -- Fiction.
Novels.
Painting -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Fiction.
Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Gay teachers -- Dismissal of -- Fiction.
Massachusetts -- Fiction.
Novels.
Painting -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Fiction.
More Details
Published
Berkeley, CA : She Writes Press, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
399 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781631523083, 1631523082
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-399).
Description
"In 2009, eighty-five-year-old art professor Ludka Zeilonka gets drawn into a political firestorm when her grandson Tommy is among a group of gay Massachusetts teachers fired for allegedly silencing Christian kids in high school classrooms. The ensuing battle to reinstate the teachers raises the specter of Ludka's World War II past--a past she's spent a lifetime trying to forget ... As Ludka's influential family defends Tommy under increasingly vicious conditions, a stranger with connections to her past shows up and threatens to expose her for illegally hoarding a valuable painting presumed stolen by the Nazis. Only one other person knew about the painting--a man Ludka's been trying to find for sixty years"--Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dempsey, J. (2017). This is how it begins: a novel . She Writes Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dempsey, Joan. 2017. This Is How It Begins: A Novel. She Writes Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dempsey, Joan. This Is How It Begins: A Novel She Writes Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dempsey, Joan. This Is How It Begins: A Novel She Writes Press, 2017.
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