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It is 1934, and New York City is in the icy grip of the Great
Depression. With enormous compassion, Dr. James Delaney
tends to his hurt, sick, and poor neighbors, who include
gangsters, day laborers, prostitutes, and housewives. If they
can't pay, he treats them anyway.
But in his own life, Delaney is emotionally numb, haunted
by the slaughters of the Great War. His only daughter has left
for Mexico, and his wife Molly vanished months before,
leaving him to wonder if she is alive or dead.
Then, on a snowy New Year's Day, the doctor returns
home to find his three-year-old grandson on his doorstep,
left by his mother in Delaney's care. Coping with this
unexpected arrival, Delaney hires Rose, a tough, decent
Sicilian woman with a secret in her past. Slowly, as Rose and
the boy begin to care for the good doctor, the numbness in
Delaney begins to melt.
Recreating 1930s New York with the vibrancy and rich
detail that are his trademarks, Pete Hamill weaves a story of
honor, family, and one man's simple courage that no reader
will soon forget.
 
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Hardback Editions

September 2007 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 1602850259Title: North River (Center Point Platinum Fiction (Large Print))
Author(s): Pete Hamill
ISBN: 1-60285-025-9 / 9781602850255 (USA edition)
Publisher: Center Point Large Print
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June 2007 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0316340588Title: North River: A Novel
Author(s): Pete Hamill
ISBN: 0-316-34058-8 / 978-0-316-34058-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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Paperback Editions

June 2008 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0316007994Title: North River: A Novel
Author(s): Pete Hamill
ISBN: 0-316-00799-4 / 978-0-316-00799-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: Back Bay Books
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July 2007 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 1428156534Title: North River
Author(s): Pete Hamill
ISBN: 1-4281-5653-4 / 978-1-4281-5653-1 (USA edition)
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June 2007 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1428156550Title: North River
Author(s): Pete Hamill
ISBN: 1-4281-5655-0 / 978-1-4281-5655-5 (USA edition)
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June 2007 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1428156526Title: North River
Author(s): Pete Hamill
ISBN: 1-4281-5652-6 / 978-1-4281-5652-4 (USA edition)
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