Growing Up over Lulu's Bar

By Carol Blair

Circa 1950 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, lovable characters fill Dolly's journey toward adulthood--characters including a brother chased by the FBI, Eddie the Bug, and Mom--in this coming of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591138884
• ISBN13: 9781591138884
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Booklocker.com
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A story with a message to touch anyone's heart

Carol Blair exibits an unusual ability to bring life to her story and to all the characters in the book. Her ability to express her feelings in a true, down to earth, and interesting fashion captured my attention and made it difficult for me to put down her book until it was finished. Her poetic talent in describing people, things or situations makes for fascinating, enjoyable reading. There are many deep, meaningful messages in this book for all of us. I recommend this book to all who have ever loved someone and particularly encourage parents to share it with their teen aged children. In this era of loose moral standards, the book is a breath of fresh air that supports our belief in God and His precepts, and in the value of family relationships.

A heartwarming , real life story

As I was reading this book, I had a difficult time putting it down. It really held my interest. It reminded me of my growing up on the East coast in a similar neighborhood, surrounded by family, albeit an imperfect one. Reading the book brought tears and fears, but mostly it brought enjoyment to me. The characters were real and the writing style so outstanding that I would recommend the book to everyone.

Awesome

This book was such a joy. It was wonderful to read about a real family struggle and have a real time doing it. While you read this book your emotions will go up, down, laugh and cry. One word...Beautiful! As soon as I finished it, I read it again.

Growing Up Over Lulu's Bar

I found it so delightful and enjoyable. It is really a wonderful story and so funny insome ways, and yet so heartwarming in other ways and just a beautifull book, I just loved it. roe prajka

A Great Read!

This story of growing up in New York in the 1950s really flowed. I couldn't put it down. The characters weren't perfect people but they were very realistic and I especially liked how religion was presented as such a natural part of life. By the end of the book, I felt like I knew the characters personally and I wanted to know what happened next in their lives. (I've heard there will be other books in the series.) This book should appeal to young people because the characters echo what they are thinking and it should appeal to us baby boomers because we can remember how it was. I urge everyone to read this book. You won't be disappointed.