{"product_id":"saint-mazie-hardcover","title":"Saint Mazie - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJami Attenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Mazie Phillips: big-hearted and bawdy, she's the truth-telling proprietress of The Venice, the famed New York City movie theater. It's the Jazz Age, with romance and booze aplenty--even when Prohibition kicks in--and Mazie never turns down a night on the town. But her high spirits mask a childhood rooted in poverty, and her diary, always close at hand, holds her dearest secrets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When the Great Depression hits, Mazie's life is on the brink of transformation. Addicts and bums roam the Bowery; homelessness is rampant. If Mazie won't help them, then who? When she opens the doors of The Venice to those in need, this ticket taking, fun-time girl becomes the beating heart of the Lower East Side, and in defining one neighborhood helps define the city.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Then, more than ninety years after Mazie began her diary, it's discovered by a documentarian in search of a good story. Who was Mazie Phillips, really? A chorus of voices from the past and present fill in some of the mysterious blanks of her adventurous life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Inspired by the life of a woman who was profiled in Joseph Mitchell's classic \u003cem\u003eUp in the Old Hotel\u003c\/em\u003e, SAINT MAZIE is infused with Jami Attenberg's signature wit, bravery, and heart. Mazie's rise to \"sainthood\"--and her irrepressible spirit--is unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJami Attenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a story collection, \u003ci\u003eInstant Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and four novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Kept Man, The Melting Season\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Middlesteins\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Fiction, and \u003ci\u003eSaint Mazie\u003c\/i\u003e. She has contributed essays and criticism to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Real Simple, Elle, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52542216241459,"sku":"9781455599899","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/fz4jRAM5pD9781455599899.webp?v=1783656185","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/saint-mazie-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}