{"product_id":"speed-my-way-up-kristin-pitanza-9781946989208","title":"Speed My Way Up: Selected Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany Staten Islanders lament the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in 1964 as the end of a golden age for the bucolic, pastoral, and sparsely populated borough of New York City. Farmland and lush forests gave way to suburban tract housing and cookie-cutter two-family homes as families from the other boroughs swarmed in by the thousands. Kristin Pitanza weaves a deeply personal tapestry in the four stories included in \u003cem\u003eSpeed My Way Up\u003c\/em\u003e. Drawing from the island's rich but largely unknown history, the stories provide a rare glimpse into this transitional period. Staten Island is not merely a backdrop for the characters--it is a character itself, its story imbued in every word printed here. The Island's rapid transit system provides the backdrop for a tale of two young thieves and a disillusioned young woman trying to make their way up in the world. The Frank Lloyd Wright House is the setting for a mysterious man involved with two young sisters. Mike and Mary, two newly wed cops, suffer the consequences of their profession, and an adolescent girl finds herself in a series of life lessons that lead her to a different path life\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristin Pitanza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1946989207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781946989208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Full Court Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Kristin Pitanza","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445948952831,"sku":"9781946989208","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd24ee9e-7522-47da-9317-4ce3acd942e5.jpg?v=1777221693","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/speed-my-way-up-kristin-pitanza-9781946989208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}