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A stone for danny fisher is a serious early novel by harold robbins that looks at the effect of the great depression on a lowermiddle class jewish family. As the third novel he wrote, it stamps robbins once. I also enjoyed the sexy parts, though they were done more by inference and euphemism than the explicit language were use. A stone for danny fisher by robbins, harold, 19161997. A stone for danny fisher by harold robbins read online on. It belongs to the earlier generation of books which actually has little sex in it and is more sentimental in its plotting and characterisations. The book was written in 1951 and it must have sold steadily through the years, because my edition is the 42nd printing, dated july 1973. His most notable books include never love a stranger, the carpetbaggers, and the betsy. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. A stone for danny fisher by harold robbins overdrive.
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Daniel fisher, danny fisher, or dan fisher may refer to. Harold robbins 19161997 was a bestselling author whose novels about sex, money, and power were scorned by critics but loved by readers. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Klappentext a stone for danny fisher is an early masterpiece by harold robbins, who went on to become one of the most popular and most financially successful writers of all time. As the third novel he wrote, it stamps robbins once and for all as a masterful storyteller. A stone for danny fisher by harold robbins book read online. In the mid1920s, a young danny fisher and his family move into a new house in a brooklyn suburb. Editions of a stone for danny fisher by harold robbins. Michael curtis directed a movie version of a stone for danny fisher called king creole 1958. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and. A stone for danny fisher by harold robbins librarything.
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