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The Cordelia Squad: A Novel of Queens, New York
The Cordelia Squad A Novel of Queens New York Author:Mary Anne Kelly Divorce has left Claire Breslinsky with two teenage daughters and very little cash. So maybe it's rash of her to buy a huge and very dilapidated mansion in Queens. The plan, such as it is, is to somehow magically transform the place in-to a charming and profitable bed and breakfast. A fire at Cordelia Inn, Claire's incipient hostel, brings fear ... more »of arson-and a firefighter with an eye for Claire. Then the wealthy contractor threatening Claire's business offers to rent Claire's best room. But why? From Kelly's first book, Park Lane South, Queens, the events in the life of the Breslinsky family have been followed by readers who feel they are sitting in Mary Breslinsky's kitchen. The author's gift for breathing genuine life into her characters is on brilliant display in this stirring portrait of Irish-Polish fortitude and indomitability.« less