![]() ![]() A boy who means more to Alter than anyone knows. While the rest of the city is busy celebrating the World’s Fair, Alter is now living a nightmare: Possessed by Yakov’s dybbuk, he is plunged into a world of corruption and deceit, and thrown back into the arms of a dangerous boy from his past. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of the day he’ll have enough money to bring his mother and sisters to America, freeing them from the oppression they face in his native Romania.īut when Alter’s best friend, Yakov, becomes the latest victim in a long line of murdered Jewish boys, his dream begins to slip away. ![]() " The City Beautiful is the haunting, queer Jewish historical thriller of my darkest dreams." (Dahlia Adler, creator of LGBTQ Reads and editor of That Way Madness Lies)ĭeath lurks around every corner in this unforgettable Jewish historical fantasy about a city, a boy, and the shadows of the past that bind them both together.Ĭhicago, 1893. ![]()
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