No Matter How Much You Promise to Cook or Pay the Rent You Blew It Cauze Bill Bailey Ain't Never Coming Home Again; A Symphonic Novel

Vega Yunque, Edgardo

ISBN 10: 0312424027 / ISBN 13: 9780312424022

Published by Picador, 2004

About this Item

Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: No Matter How Much You Promise to Cook or Pay the Rent You Blew It Cauze Bill Bailey Ain't Never Coming Home Again; A Symphonic Novel
• Publisher: Picador
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312424027
• ISBN 13: 9780312424022
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

This sweeping drama of intimately connected families--black, white, and Latino--boldly conjures up the ever-shifting cultural mosaic that is America. At its heart is Vidamía Farrell, half Puerto Rican, half Irish, who sets out in search of the father she has never known. Her journey takes her from her affluent suburban home to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where her father Billy Farrell now lives with his second family. Once a gifted jazz pianist, Billy lost two fingers in the Vietnam War and has since shut himself off from jazz. As Billy's colorful new family draws her into their fold, so Vidamia determines to draw her father back into the world he left behind.

About the Author

Edgardo Vega Yunque, author of The Comeback, Mendoza's Dreams, and Casualty Report, was born in Puerto Rico and lives in Brooklyn. His stories have been adapted for the stage and anthologized internationally.