The Happy Island
The Happy Island is, of course, Manhattan, which is anything but happy in Powell's many novels set there. This 1938 story follows Jefferson Abbott, a young playwright who, like Powell, leaves Ohio for the wicked city, where he becomes reacquainted with an old flame who is now a celebrated nightclub singer. This new edition includes an introduction by Powell biographer Tim Page. Powell's novels are always worth having.Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.