The Ballad of West Tenth Street

Once upon a time in Manhattan . . .

. . . there stood a pair of fine old brick townhouses on West Tenth Street. One had a blue door with a tarnished brass knocker in the shape of a dolphin. The other was empty. Behind the blue door lived Sadie, the widow of a famous British rocker who died of an overdose, and two of her children, Hamish and Deen.

The children manage to muddle along as best they can with a loving but distracted mother. But their whole world changes when the house next door gets a new owner--a mysterious Southerner who quickly endears himself to his new neighbors, taking them--and their friends--under his protective wing. In doing so, he transforms everything.

Magical, lively, lovely, and unique, The Ballad of West Tenth Street is a contemporary urban fairy tale that delightfully reimagines real life.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 03/24/2009
ISBN: 9780061669170
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.38w x 0.82d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/27/2008 pg. 29
Library Journal 01/15/2009 pg. 78
Booklist 02/01/2009 pg. 23
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2008 pg. 1272