Between Two Rivers

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Between Two Rivers
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First edition
Author Nicholas Rinaldi
LanguageEnglish
Publisher HarperCollins (US)
Bantam (UK)
Publication date
2004
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint & eBook
Pages448
ISBN 0-06-057876-9

Between Two Rivers is the third novel by American author Nicholas Rinaldi, first published in 2004 by HarperCollins. It is set at the southern end of Manhattan Island which lies between the Hudson and East Rivers, hence the title.

Contents

Summary

It consists of several intertwining stories concerning the residents of Echo Park, a fictitious Battery Park condominium and its Romanian concierge, Farro Fescu. Residents include a quilter commissioned by the United Nations, an undertaker, an ex-Luftwaffe pilot, a plastic surgeon specialising in sex change operations, and the story involves the complex interactions between them, including love affairs, rape, suicide and poisoning. It also includes the impact on the residents of both the 1993 bombing and 2001 destruction of the World Trade Center.

Reception

References

  1. BETWEEN TWO RIVERS (reviewed on April 15, 2004) Review Posted Online: May 20, 2010
  2. Cooperative Living in Uncooperative Times, Popmatters, By Garrett Chaffin-Quiray 2 June 2004
  3. Between Two Rivers (P.S.) by Nicholas Rinaldi - Powell's Books review by Maria Dominguez Chapel, Virginia Quarterly Review, 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  4. Publishers Weekly fiction review Reviewed on 2004-04-26