Up from Orchard Street : A Novel

A story of a Russian-Jewish immigrant family living on Orchard Street on New York's Lower East Side follows the lives of three generations of Roths, who live together in a crowded tenement flat, from Manya, the long widowed matriarch and heart of the family, to her adored granddaughter Elka, the narrator who chronicles the colorful characters who move in and out of the family's lives. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.