Crescent City: A Novel
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Set against the lush, layered backdrop of nineteenth-century New Orleans, this sweeping historical novel chronicles the lives of the Raphael family — Jewish immigrants who arrive in America's most seductive and contradictory city seeking prosperity and belonging. Belva Plain masterfully traces generations of passion, loyalty, and moral conflict, weaving together the tensions of antebellum society, the Civil War, and the deep fault lines of race, class, and faith that defined the era. With her signature warmth and narrative authority, Plain illustrates how love and ambition can both elevate and destroy, as her characters navigate arranged marriages, forbidden desires, and the slow unraveling of a world built on slavery. Crescent City is a richly textured, emotionally resonant saga that captures the grandeur and the darkness of the Old South with unflinching honesty and compassion.
Author: Belva Plain
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Delacorte Press/New York
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Set against the lush, layered backdrop of nineteenth-century New Orleans, this sweeping historical novel chronicles the lives of the Raphael family — Jewish immigrants who arrive in America's most seductive and contradictory city seeking prosperity and belonging. Belva Plain masterfully traces generations of passion, loyalty, and moral conflict, weaving together the tensions of antebellum society, the Civil War, and the deep fault lines of race, class, and faith that defined the era. With her signature warmth and narrative authority, Plain illustrates how love and ambition can both elevate and destroy, as her characters navigate arranged marriages, forbidden desires, and the slow unraveling of a world built on slavery. Crescent City is a richly textured, emotionally resonant saga that captures the grandeur and the darkness of the Old South with unflinching honesty and compassion.