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The first book in bestselling author Howard Fast's beloved family saga
"A most wonderful book...there hasn't been a novel in years that can do a job on readers' emotions that the last fifty pages of The Immigrants does."
-Los Angeles Times
In this sweeping journey of love and fortune, master storyteller Howard Fast recounts the rise and fall of a family of roughneck immigrants determined to make their way in America at the turn of the century. Quick to ascend from the tragic depths of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Dan Lavette becomes the head of a powerful shipping empire and establishes himself among the city's cultural elite. But when he finds himself caught in a loveless marriage to the daughter of San Francisco's richest family, a scandalous love affair threatens to destroy the empire Dan has built for himself.
The first of a compelling family saga, The Immigrants is a fast-paced, emotional novel that captures the wide range of relationships among immigrant families during the tumultuous events that defined the early twentieth century in America.
"A non-stop page-turner...moving, vivid...a splendid achievement!"
-Erica Jong
"Howard Fast is fiercely American. He is one of ours, one of our very best!"
-Los Angeles Times
"Warmth...Power...Tenderness...Excitement...Readers will find themselves anxiously awaiting the sequel."
-Columbus Dispatch
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| $99.99 | Digital |
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Waechter Madeleine
reviewed Immigrants on March 15, 2011
Immigrants
For the most part, this book was an enjoyable read. The plot moves along at a snappy pace, and the characters are likable enough. But I didn't care for the ending, and I wished that the whole book had been a bit more focused. Dan Lavette is the protagonist, and yet Fast includes a large cast of supporting characters, and it never feels as if any of them have enough depth. I prefer my fiction to be more tightly focused on a few key characters. Similarly, I don't like it when a book of less than 500 pages attempts to cover 25 years worth of history. I think that's a big part of why I never felt like I got to know these characters well. Perhaps a shorter time frame would've been better able to support such a large cast of characters.
If you want to know more about San Francisco in the early first decades of the 20th century or about the foundations of the Great Depression, this is an enjoyable enough book. Just don't read it expecting to really connect with the characters and feel any strong emotion about their experiences.
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