ALAN BRENNERT grew up in Edgewater, New Jersey, at the foot of the Palisades. He won an Emmy Award in 1991 for his work as a writer-producer on L.A. Law, and was nominated for two other Emmy Awards as well as a Golden Globe. He won a Nebula Award for his story "Ma Qui." The author of the national bestsellers Moloka'i, a "Bookies" award-winner for Book Club Book of the Year, and Honolulu, winner of Elle's Lettres 2009 Grand Prix for Fiction, he lives in Sherman Oaks, California.
"Brennert writes his valentine to the New Jersey playground of his youth in Ragtime style, mixing fact and fiction. It's a memorable trip." --People Magazine "Palisades Park is a perfect novel. Alan Brennert does a spectacular job of laying out a family saga from 1922 to 1974... he gracefully conjures up a place and time that is no more." --The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ) "An epic journey through the life of a treasured amusement park, with a cast of characters who experience great wonders and tragedies." --Lancaster (PA) Sunday News "Brennert...creates a real emotional pull in his evocative description of the eccentric, hardworking people who made up the Palisades family in good times and in bad." --Publishers Weekly on Palisades Park "This nostalgic coming-of-age tale of a little girl with big dreams is the perfect read." --Library Journal on Palisades Park "A literate, thoughtful saga....Brennert's tale is a universal one [and] a pleasure to read." --Kirkus Reviews on Palisades Park "A sweeping, epic novel . . . beautifully told." --Library Journal (starred) on Honolulu "A lush tale of ambition, sacrifice, and survival. . . . Immense . . . yet intimate." --Booklist on Honolulu "A dazzling historical saga." --The Washington Post on Moloka'i "A poignant story." --Los Angeles Times on Moloka'i "A superb novel." --Los Angeles Daily News on Moloka'i
Brennert (Moloka'i) grew up in the shadow of this New Jersey amusement park and wrote the book as a love letter to Palisades-and to a bygone age. Opening in 1922, when young Eddie Stopka visits the park, and closing in 1974, with Eddie's daughter witness to its demolition, the novel traces the ups and downs of this classic park during its heyday-and of the Stopkas' similarly variable fortunes. When Eddie's home life falls apart, he returns to Palisades determined to recapture the sense of wonder he felt there as a young boy and soon marries fellow concessionaire Adele, a former child actress who still dreams of the stage. Various challenges-fire, war, protests, and infidelities-shape not only the Stopkas but also the park. The couple's daughter, Toni, demonstrates the best qualities of her flawed parents in her dedication to becoming a high diver rather than simply relying on her looks. Brennert convincingly incorporates into the narrative authentic figures and anecdotes about the park, and creates a real emotional pull in his evocative descriptions of the eccentric, hardworking people who made up the Palisades family in good times and in bad. Announced first printing of 100,000. Agent: Molly Friedrich, the Friedrich Agency. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
"Brennert writes his valentine to the New Jersey playground of his youth in Ragtime style, mixing fact and fiction. It's a memorable trip." --People Magazine "Palisades Park is a perfect novel. Alan Brennert does a spectacular job of laying out a family saga from 1922 to 1974... he gracefully conjures up a place and time that is no more." --The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ) "An epic journey through the life of a treasured amusement park, with a cast of characters who experience great wonders and tragedies." --Lancaster (PA) Sunday News "Brennert...creates a real emotional pull in his evocative description of the eccentric, hardworking people who made up the Palisades family in good times and in bad." --Publishers Weekly on Palisades Park "This nostalgic coming-of-age tale of a little girl with big dreams is the perfect read." --Library Journal on Palisades Park "A literate, thoughtful saga....Brennert's tale is a universal one [and] a pleasure to read." --Kirkus Reviews on Palisades Park "A sweeping, epic novel . . . beautifully told." --Library Journal (starred) on Honolulu "A lush tale of ambition, sacrifice, and survival. . . . Immense . . . yet intimate." --Booklist on Honolulu "A dazzling historical saga." --The Washington Post on Moloka'i "A poignant story." --Los Angeles Times on Moloka'i "A superb novel." --Los Angeles Daily News on Moloka'i
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