Good to Her
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Good to Her is a historical literary novel set against the backdrop of the famous New York City restaurant, Dinty Moore’s, which stood at the corner of 46th Street just off Broadway for some 50 years.
Enlivened by the irascible character of the restaurant’s real-life proprietor, James “Dinty” Moore, the novel takes readers back to the days of Prohibition and the police raids foisted on Moore’s establishment, often resulting in his compulsory appearance in court.
The novel moves forward through 1964, exploring the changing political and social life of the times, and focusing on the marriage of Nate Neumann, a successful New York City businessman, and Sallie, his much younger wife.
Having fled the confines of small-town Indiana, Sallie comes to New York with dreams of becoming an actress. She meets Nate in Dinty Moore’s. Sallie is 20 and fresh off the farm. Nate is 46 and instantly smitten. The story is brightened by appearances or references to celebrities who frequent the place such as Walter Winchell, Lauren Bacall, and Humphrey Bogart.
Sallie is prone to telling Nate how Good to Her he is. Nate wonders, Is he really?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In 1945, successful, middle-aged businessman Nate Neumann meets his future wife at Dinty Moore s, an iconic New York City restaurant on the corner of 46th Street and Broadway. Aspiring actress Sallie is two decades Nate s junior, but he falls for her immediately and they soon marry. However, their union is far from perfect. Over the course of two decades, Sallie has affairs with younger men. And while she always says that Nate is good to her, he has some nagging doubts about her love and their relationship. Harlow (A Better Man) has a rich understanding of New York history, and her decision to set her novel around a legendary restaurant gives the book depth and richness. Unfortunately, the story is less engaging when it focuses on people rather than places. The trope of a wealthy older man being entranced by a pretty younger woman who cheats on him is nothing new. That said, it s easy to become deeply immersed in Harlow s New York City, and consequently many readers maybe be willing to forgive the familiar plotline.
