The TwoFamily House, Lynda Cohen Loigman
The TwoFamily House, Lynda Cohen Loigman
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The Two-Family House
A Novel

Author: Lynda Cohen Loigman

Narrator: Barrie Kreinik

Unabridged: 8 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/08/2016


Synopsis

Brooklyn, 1947: In the midst of a blizzard, in a two-family brownstone, two babies are born, minutes apart. The mothers are sisters by marriage: dutiful, quiet Rose, who wants nothing more than to please her difficult husband; and warm, generous Helen, the exhausted mother of four rambunctious boys who seem to need her less and less each day. Raising their families side by side, supporting one another, Rose and Helen share an impenetrable bond forged before and during that dramatic winter night.

When the storm passes, life seems to return to normal; but as the years progress, small cracks start to appear and the once deep friendship between the two women begins to unravel. No one knows why, and no one can stop it. One misguided choice; one moment of tragedy. Heartbreak wars with happiness and almost, but not quite, wins. Moving and evocative, Lynda Cohen Loigman's debut novel The Two-Family House is a heart-wrenching, gripping multigenerational story, woven around the deepest of secrets.

About Lynda Cohen Loigman

Lynda Cohen Loigman is the author of The Matchmaker’s Gift, The Wartime Sisters, and The Two-Family House. She received a B.A. in English and American Literature from Harvard College and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. She grew up in Longmeadow, MA, and now lives in New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tristan

Cohen's "The Family" is a great introductory textbook to sociological research on families. It's actually more than that - it's an introduction to sociological thinking and research more generally that relies on research on families as its central example. Cohen's writing is engaging, which makes fo......more

Goodreads review by Tori

Used as a textbook for my sociology class. This is the first college textbook I have actually read through entirely and enjoyed. I have never picked up a textbook and read it without skimming pages. This I read thoroughly so I felt it deserved to be added to my shelf......more

Goodreads review by Ashley

I'm counting this bitch, too. I at least read this one cover to cover. Even for a textbook, it kind of sucks. It's disjointed. The author introduces a topic in the middle of another section and does not expand on it until chapters later. Why? And so many personal interjections from the author. Maybe......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

Great textbook!......more


Awards

  • Goodreads Choice Awards