Bronx primitive

By Kate Simon

Subjects: New york (n.y.), biography, Biography, Women, united states, biography, Immigrants, united states, Children, biography, Childhood and youth, Bronx (new york, n.y.), Jews, united states, biography, Social life and customs, Jews, Jewish families

Description: The classic, unforgettable memoir of a young girl's coming of age, "Bronx Primitive" recalls the vitality of an immigrant neighborhood through the unsentimental eyes of a child. With an unerring eye for detail and an iridescent, clear-eyed prose, Kate Simon captures the particular world of her childhood as well as the universal uncertainties and triumphs of a young girl on the threshold of womanhood.