Cover of The assistant

Book 1981

The assistant

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Published
1981
  • Criminals
  • Fiction
  • Grocers
  • Italian Americans
  • Jewish families
  • New York
  • New York (State)
  • Psychological fiction

Morrris is an aging Jewish grocer who lives above the shop. He takes on Frank as an assistant. Frank is not Jewish and falls in love with his daughter, Helen. A very compelling book.