03296cam a2200433 4500 545454212 TxAuBib 20211104120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781617757273 1617757276 B07MFZGBYC Amazon B07MFZGBYC Amazon B07MFZGBYC Amazon 8aa53672-7165-431c-8f63-c6d404038405 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4524748 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Brandoff, Timothy. Cornelius Sky [Libby eBook] : A Novel. Akashic Books, 2019. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2625kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Kaylie Jones Books. literary fiction. Cornelius Sky. Alcoholism. Manhattan. New York. doorman. 1974. HTML:<b>"A serious comic novel about human failings and forgiveness. This remarkable study of a doorman will stay with you, and live on." —Allison Janney, Oscar Award–winning actress</b><br /> Cornelius Sky is a doorman in a posh Fifth Avenue apartment building that houses New York City's elite, including a former First Lady whose husband was assassinated while in office. It is 1974 and New York City is heading toward a financial crisis. At work, Connie prides himself on his ability to buff a marble floor better than anyone, a talent that so far has kept him from being fired for his drinking. He pushes the boundaries of his duties, partying and playing board games with the former First Lady's lonely thirteen-year-old son in the service stairwell—the only place where the boy is not spied upon mercilessly by the tabloid press and his Secret Service detail.<br /> Connie believes he is the only one who can offer true solace and companionship to this fatherless boy, but his constant neglect of his own sons and their mother reaches a boiling point. His wife changes the locks on his own door, and he finds himself wandering the mean streets of the city in his uniform, where unlikely angels offer him a path toward redemption. <i>Cornelius Sky</i> is an elegant picaresque that beautifully captures an opulent city on the edge of ruin and recovery.<br /> <b>"A novel that seems to be everywhere, and is superbly told. The storyteller has the sharp eye and calm voice of an intrigued looker-on." —Larry Heinemann, National Book Award–winning author of <i>Paco's Story</i></b><br /> <b>"A dramatically satisfying and emotional resonant novel." —<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b>. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8aa53672-7165-431c-8f63-c6d404038405&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8aa53672-7165-431c-8f63-c6d404038405&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8aa53672-7165-431c-8f63-c6d404038405&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)