'They were like balloons that had escaped a child's grasp - pointlessly floating."Focus!" I would plead with my mother. And my father was forever beingdiverted.' Allow us to introduce you to the Rips family: Michael, Sheila anddaughter Nicolaia, the last denizens of New York's famous ChelseaHotel. Better yet, allow Nicolaia to introduce them, since it's herearnest, wry, occasionally wicked, but always affectionate observationsthat you'll find in her memoir, Trying to Float. Not only a coming-ofagestory set in an enigmatic New York landmark, this is also theclever love story of a family, navigating the curiosities of their home
Nicolaia Rips is a freshman at Brown University (class of 2020). She has lived at the Chelsea Hotel for her entire life. In her spare time, she studies vocal music, participates in team sports, reads avidly, and tolerates her parents. Trying to Float is her first book.
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Zustand: New. A darkly funny, big-hearted and moving memoir about growing up in New York City s legendary Chelsea Hotel.KlappentextA darkly funny, big-hearted and moving memoir about growing up in New York City s legendary Chelsea Hotel. Artikel-Nr. 198035891
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