It consists of several intertwining stories concerning the residents of Echo Park, a fictitious Battery Parkcondominium and its Romanianconcierge, Farro Fescu. Residents include a quilter commissioned by the United Nations, an undertaker, an ex-Luftwaffe pilot, a plastic surgeon specialising in sex change operations, and the story involves the complex interactions between them, including love affairs, rape, suicide and poisoning. It also includes the impact on the residents of both the 1993 bombing and 2001 destruction of the World Trade Center.
Reception
Kirkus Reviews summed up their review with 'Superb entertainment: some of the characterizations are superficial, but what counts is the warmhearted celebration of New Yorkers and their restless curiosity'[1]
Popmatters praised the novel as 'a terrific book. With rich characterization and realistic settings, it offers one of the very best literary portraits of modern Manhattan'.[2]
Virginia Quarterly Review was also positive :'Rinaldi has created interesting stories for his complex characters and these stories are beautifully told and tied to historic events. One feels Echo Terrace is a real place, and at the end of the novel it is sad to have to say good-bye to these people who have shown us not only New York in miniature, but life as well.'[3]
Publishers Weekly had some reservations but was generally positive: "These are complex, moving stories without straightforward resolutions—as one character remarks, "Life is heavy, it weighs"—and if they feel a bit overwritten sometimes, Rinaldi compensates for this with multifaceted and memorable characters."[4]
References
^BETWEEN TWO RIVERS (reviewed on April 15, 2004) Review Posted Online: May 20, 2010
^Cooperative Living in Uncooperative Times, Popmatters, By Garrett Chaffin-Quiray 2 June 2004
^Between Two Rivers (P.S.) by Nicholas Rinaldi - Powell's Books review by Maria Dominguez Chapel, Virginia Quarterly Review, 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
^Publishers Weekly fiction review Reviewed on 2004-04-26
March 10, 2023
between, rivers, this, article, about, 2004, novel, classical, allusion, mesopotamia, third, novel, american, author, nicholas, rinaldi, first, published, 2004, harpercollins, southern, manhattan, island, which, lies, between, hudson, east, rivers, hence, titl. This article is about the 2004 novel For the classical allusion see Mesopotamia Between Two Rivers is the third novel by American author Nicholas Rinaldi first published in 2004 by HarperCollins It is set at the southern end of Manhattan Island which lies between the Hudson and East Rivers hence the title Between Two RiversFirst editionAuthorNicholas RinaldiCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishPublisherHarperCollins US Bantam UK Publication date2004Media typePrint amp eBookPages448ISBN0 06 057876 9Plot introduction EditIt consists of several intertwining stories concerning the residents of Echo Park a fictitious Battery Park condominium and its Romanian concierge Farro Fescu Residents include a quilter commissioned by the United Nations an undertaker an ex Luftwaffe pilot a plastic surgeon specialising in sex change operations and the story involves the complex interactions between them including love affairs rape suicide and poisoning It also includes the impact on the residents of both the 1993 bombing and 2001 destruction of the World Trade Center Reception EditKirkus Reviews summed up their review with Superb entertainment some of the characterizations are superficial but what counts is the warmhearted celebration of New Yorkers and their restless curiosity 1 Popmatters praised the novel as a terrific book With rich characterization and realistic settings it offers one of the very best literary portraits of modern Manhattan 2 Virginia Quarterly Review was also positive Rinaldi has created interesting stories for his complex characters and these stories are beautifully told and tied to historic events One feels Echo Terrace is a real place and at the end of the novel it is sad to have to say good bye to these people who have shown us not only New York in miniature but life as well 3 Publishers Weekly had some reservations but was generally positive These are complex moving stories without straightforward resolutions as one character remarks Life is heavy it weighs and if they feel a bit overwritten sometimes Rinaldi compensates for this with multifaceted and memorable characters 4 References Edit BETWEEN TWO RIVERS reviewed on April 15 2004 Review Posted Online May 20 2010 Cooperative Living in Uncooperative Times Popmatters By Garrett Chaffin Quiray 2 June 2004 Between Two Rivers P S by Nicholas Rinaldi Powell s Books review by Maria Dominguez Chapel Virginia Quarterly Review 2006 Retrieved 2009 01 07 Publishers Weekly fiction review Reviewed on 2004 04 26 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Between Two Rivers amp oldid 1135410513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
