{"product_id":"saint-mazie-9781455599899","title":"Saint Mazie","description":"Meet Mazie Phillips: big-hearted and bawdy, she's the truth-telling proprietress of The Venice, the famed New York City movie theater. It's the Jazz Age, with romance and booze aplenty--even when Prohibition kicks in--and Mazie never turns down a night on the town. But her high spirits mask a childhood rooted in poverty, and her diary, always close at hand, holds her dearest secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the Great Depression hits, Mazie's life is on the brink of transformation. Addicts and bums roam the Bowery; homelessness is rampant. If Mazie won't help them, then who? When she opens the doors of The Venice to those in need, this ticket taking, fun-time girl becomes the beating heart of the Lower East Side, and in defining one neighborhood helps define the city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, more than ninety years after Mazie began her diary, it's discovered by a documentarian in search of a good story. Who was Mazie Phillips, really? A chorus of voices from the past and present fill in some of the mysterious blanks of her adventurous life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by the life of a woman who was profiled in Joseph Mitchell's classic \u003ci\u003eUp in the Old Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaint Mazie\u003c\/i\u003e is infused with Jami Attenberg's signature wit, bravery, and heart. Mazie's rise to \"sainthood\"--and her irrepressible spirit--is unforgettable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781455599899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015 pg. 40 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2015 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2015 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/14\/2015 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jami Attenberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38470177554613,"sku":"9781455599899","price":32.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_984dce0f-0214-44a7-81e2-0e867f89803b.jpg?v=1612923982","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/saint-mazie-9781455599899","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}