In the Key of New York City: A Memoir in Essays

by Rebecca McClanahan

Book Overview

In this lively and deeply affecting memoir, Rebecca McClanahan tracks the heartbeat of New York as only a stunned newcomer can: in overheard conversations on park benches, songs and cries sifted through apartment walls, and in encounters with street people dispensing unexpected wisdom. Having uprooted their settled lives in North Carolina to pursue a long-held dream of living in Manhattan, she and her husband struggle to find jobs, forge friendships,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597098507
• ISBN13: 9781597098502
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Red Hen Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.8" x 7.7"