Our Bathtub Wasn't in the Kitchen Anymore!

By Gerade DeMichele

In this coming-of-age tale that spans the 1950s and 1960s in the South Bronx, follow a young man through his journey from toddler to adulthood as he navigates family, friendship, and education. At times humorous, at other times gut-wrenching, his experiences of Catholic school, as a young athlete, and as a victim of street violence are laid out bare on the page. The novel also explores the stories of families, some having lived in their small enclave for generations, forced to abandon their neighborhood as it undergoes societal upheaval.

Though this fictionalized memoir focuses on one man's journey, The Bathtub Wasn't in the Kitchen Anymore also opens the window into a dying New York City neighborhood. With colorful descriptions of real, if long-forgotten places in the South Bronx and providing a true taste of urban culture, it will appeal not only to those in search of a touching, fact-based story but to social historians, sociologists and urbanists.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1543999727
• ISBN13: 9781543999723
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Bookbaby
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"