Books with title The Signmaker's Assistant

Bernard Malamud's second novel, originally published in 1957, is the story of Morris Bober, a grocer in postwar Brooklyn, who "wants better" for himself and his family. First two robbers appear and hold him up; then things take a turn for the better when broken-nosed Frank Alpine becomes his assistant. But there are complications: Frank, whose reaction to Jews is ambivalent, falls in love with Helen Bober; at the same time he begins to steal from the store. Like Malamud's best stories, this novel unerringly evokes an immigrant world of cramped circumstances and great expectations. Malamud defined the immigrant experience in a way that has proven vital for several generations of writers.

FREE Download on Kindle Unlimited!Rachel has always thought of herself as a good Amish girl. But when she gets a job at a veterinary clinic, she finds herself falling for her boss, an Englisch vet by the name of Mason Porter. Mason is a believer, but he isn't Amish, and Rachel knows her church and her family, will never allow her to marry him. Meanwhile, her parents try to set Rachel up with friend and neighbor, Lloyd Werngard. Lloyd is a kind, quiet Amish man—a good person, but he isn't Mason Porter.And then tragedy strikes, and Rachel is devastated. The worst has happened, and no one can make it better. Grab this sweet and tender inspirational Amish Romance today.

Time magazine's 'All-Time list of 100 Novels'Frank Alpine, a drifter fleeing from his past, runs straight into struggling Brooklyn grocer Morris Bober. Seeing a chance to atone for past sins, Frank becomes Bober's assistant and keeps shop when the owner takes ill. But it is Bober's daughter, Helen, who gives Frank a real reason to stay around, even as he begins to steal from the store.Widely considered as one of the great American-Jewish novels, The Assistant is a classic look at the social and racial divides of a country still in its infancy, and a stunning evocation of the immigrant experience - of cramped circumstances and great expectations.

Frank Alpine, an Italian -American drifter on the run from his past, stumbles into the orbit of struggling Brooklyn grocer Morris Bober. Seeing a chance to atone for his sins, Frank becomes Bober's stock boy and runs the store when the owner takes ill. But it is Bober's daughter , Helen , who gives Frank a real reason to turn his life around. Considered one of the greastest Jewish novels ever written. The Assistant is a classic look at social and racial divides of America in the early twentieth century. Filled with riveting scenes of life on the edge, this is an enduring story of how love and the human spirit can triumph over any adversity.

Rachel has always thought of herself as a good Amish girl. But when she gets a job at a veterinary clinic, she finds herself falling for her boss, an Englisch vet by the name of Mason Porter. Mason is a believer, but he isn't Amish, and Rachel knows her church and her family, will never allow her to marry him. Meanwhile, her parents try to set Rachel up with friend and neighbor, Lloyd Werngard. Lloyd is a kind, quiet Amish man—a good person, but he isn't Mason Porter.And then tragedy strikes, and Rachel is devastated. The worst has happened, and no one can make it better. Grab this sweet and tender inspirational Amish Romance today.

Introduction by Jonathan RosenBernard Malamud’s second novel, originally published in 1957, is the story of Morris Bober, a grocer in postwar Brooklyn, who “wants better” for himself and his family. First two robbers appear and hold him up; then things take a turn for the better when broken-nosed Frank Alpine becomes his assistant. But there are complications: Frank, whose reaction to Jews is ambivalent, falls in love with Helen Bober; at the same time he begins to steal from the store.Like Malamud’s best stories, this novel unerringly evokes an immigrant world of cramped circumstances and great expectations. Malamud defined the immigrant experience in a way that has proven vital for several generations of writers.