Angel of Brooklyn

by Janette Jenkins

Book Overview

In January, 1914 Jonathan Crane returns home from his travels with a new American bride, former Coney Island showgirl Beatrice. In the remote Lancashire village Beatrice is the focus of attention, the men captivated by her beauty, and the women initially charmed by tales of her upbringing in Normal, Illinois with her father, an amateur taxidermist, and her brother, a preacher--although she will take the story of how she became the Angel of Brooklyn...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0701181931
• ISBN13: 9780701181932
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Random House UK
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.