I’ll Take New York. Miranda Dickinson
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Название: I’ll Take New York

Автор: Miranda Dickinson

Издательство: HarperCollins

Жанр: Контркультура

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isbn: 9780007574360

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       Chapter Twenty-One: Hudson River Books, 8th Avenue, Brooklyn

       Chapter Twenty-Two: Jake’s practice, McKevitt Buildings, Broadway

       Chapter Twenty-Three: Bea’s apartment, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

       Chapter Twenty-Four: Jake’s apartment, 826B Jefferson Street, Williamsburg

       Chapter Twenty-Five: Hudson River Books, 8th Avenue, Brooklyn

       Chapter Twenty-Six: Hudson River Books, 8th Avenue, Brooklyn

       Chapter Twenty-Seven: Monty’s Italian restaurant, Columbus Avenue, Upper West Side

       Chapter Twenty-Eight: Beads & Beans craft and coffee store, Brooklyn

       Chapter Twenty-Nine: Jake’s practice, McKevitt Buildings, Broadway

       Chapter Thirty: Corner of 42nd Street and Park Avenue

       Chapter Thirty-One: Kowalski’s, corner of West 68th and Columbus, Upper West Side

       Chapter Thirty-Two: Cheese-A-Go-Go!, SoHo

       Chapter Thirty-Three: Hudson River Books, 8th Avenue, Brooklyn

       Chapter Thirty-Four: The Comedy Cavern, 7th Avenue, Brooklyn

       Chapter Thirty-Five: Jake’s practice, McKevitt Buildings, Broadway

       Chapter Thirty-Six: Hudson River Books, 8th Avenue, Brooklyn

       Chapter Thirty-Seven: Javacious coffee shop, East 43rd Street

       Chapter Thirty-Eight: Celia and Stewart’s apartment, 91st Street, Upper West Side

       Chapter Thirty-Nine: W New York Hotel lobby, Lexington Avenue

       Chapter Forty: Imelda’s apartment, 7th Avenue, Brooklyn

       Chapter Forty-One: Empire State Building, 5th Avenue

       Chapter Forty-Two: Hudson River Books, 8th Avenue, Brooklyn

       Chapter Forty-Three: Harry’s Bar, Midtown Manhattan

       Chapter Forty-Four: Hudson River Books, 8th Avenue, Brooklyn

       Chapter Forty-Five: The Steinmann family home, Hampton Bays, Long Island

       Chapter Forty-Six: The Steinmann family home, Hampton Bays, Long Island

       Chapter Forty-Seven: The Steinmann family home, Hampton Bays, Long Island

       Chapter Forty-Eight: Apartment 18D, 142 Allen Street, Lower East Side

       Chapter Forty-Nine: Jake’s practice, McKevitt Buildings, Broadway,

       Chapter Fifty: Christmas in New York

       Chapter Fifty-One: Sheehan, Sheehan and Owen offices, East 43rd Street

       Chapter Fifty-Two: Bea’s apartment, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

       Chapter Fifty-Three: Sheehan, Sheehan and Owen offices, East 43rd Street

       Chapter Fifty-Four: Central Park, Manhattan

       Chapter Fifty-Five: A yellow New York taxi, travelling west, Manhattan

       Chapter Fifty-Six: Kowalski’s, corner of West 68th and Columbus, Upper West Side

       Chapter Fifty-Seven: Kowalski’s, corner of West 68th and Columbus, Upper West Side

       Chapter Fifty-Eight: Kowalski’s, corner of West 68th and Columbus, Upper West Side

       Acknowledgements

       About the Author

       By the Same Author

       About the Publisher

       CHAPTER ONE

       Stromoli’s restaurant, 11th Street, Brooklyn

      ‘Bea?’

       Five more minutes …

      ‘Bea, honey, why don’t we just order? I don’t think he’s …’

      ‘He’s definitely not …’

      ‘Shh! Can’t you see she’s upset?’

      ‘What? I’m just saying …’

      He’ll be here. I know he will

      ‘I think he stood her up.’

      ‘Could you say that any louder? Only I don’t think the waiter in the restaurant across the street heard you …’

      ‘Maybe we should wait a little longer?’

      ‘The fact is, he hasn’t just stood Bea up: he’s stood us all up …’

      Bea James closed her eyes and willed her gathered family members to stop voicing the thoughts in her own head. Of course, they were right. They had waited nearly two hours already and now even the laid-back waiter in Stromoli’s restaurant was snatching not-so-subtle glances at his watch.

      Bea’s father wasn’t likely to be silenced by her mother’s attempts. Even though he respectfully lowered his voice, Bea was still aware of every word. ‘If we don’t order soon, the kitchen will close and we’ll end up at Pete’s twenty-four hour diner. And you know what happened the last time I chanced a Reuben there …’

      Her Uncle Gino and paternal grandfather Gramps mumbled in support.

      ‘He said he would be here,’ Bea’s mother hissed back. ‘He specifically asked us all to be here. We rescheduled our holiday to be here. Now why would he ask us to come if he had no intention of turning up?’ She reached across the table towards Bea. ‘Darling, have you checked your phone recently? Maybe he’s been unavoidably delayed?’

      ‘Or maybe he’s the schmuck we all thought he was,’ Aunt Ruby snorted. Never one to shy away from speaking her mind, Ruby had been uncharacteristically quiet this evening – until now. Bea knew this was the first comment of what would quickly become a flood.

      ‘That’s enough, Ruby! Think of poor Bea …’

      Staring defiantly at the white linen tablecloth to avoid СКАЧАТЬ