Loisaida – A New York Story

I have been meaning to read this story for a while now and finally got around to it and like with Bitemarks I’m very glad I did. Marion is a talent that cannot even be thoroughly described.
 
This is a gritty tale about murder, drug abuse, mental illness and the desperate lengths people will go to so they have a roof over their heads.
 
Marion has a flair for characterisation and being able to capture the emotions and thoughts of every character so they are so distinct and real.  This is written from many characters point of view and gives a multi level view of the story as it unfolds.  Each characters voice shone bright and gave a different perception to the story and
helped unravel it in a unique way.  
  
There were things I never saw coming and things I knew that were (Marion’s intention) and this kept me reading, wanting more.  
  
So I do not repeat how excellent this book is, I recommend you read it for yourself.  You won’t be disappointed.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You
don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

Share the author and perhaps a link to the book so that folks can add it to their own TBR lists.
Link to the book: 
http://www.amazon.com/Loisaida-New-York-Story-ebook/dp/B003VYC7N0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=A24IB90LPZJ0BS&s=digital-text&qid=1307416359&sr=1-1

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Here is my teaser from Loisaida - A New York Story by Marion Stein

I was sitting on a bench, taking in the scene, about to light up a Camel when the most beautiful woman I've ever seen sat down beside me.
"You have maybe another?" she asked pointing a long hot-pink fingernail at my cigarette.

Tomorrow as always I will be review this fabulous book.