Angela Campanosi fled her home in the Italian-American enclave of Pelham Bay, the Bronx, after an accident left her brother, an up-and-coming actor, paralyzed. Now, ten years later, on the eve of Jimmy’s wedding, anti-war activist Angela returns home from LA to grapple with the guilt, secrets, and idiosyncrasies that make family, family. What could possibly go wrong?
"Dunn marks her adult debut (after the YA novel Rebels by Accident) with this enjoyable story of a woman's return to her riotous Italian American family in the Bronx on the eve of the Persian Gulf War. . . . Dunn's homage to dysfunctional yet loving relationships comes alive with the inexorable pull of family." -Publishers Weekly"A novel that brings the Bronx to teeming life with a wry marriage of drama and humor." .-Kirkus Reviews
"Original and as entertaining as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking, 'Last Stop on the 6' is one of those all-to-rare novels that will linger in the mind and memory of the reader long after the book itself is finished and set back upon the shelf. Showcasing Patricia Dunn's skills with respect to an impressive narrative storytelling style, 'Last Stop on the 6' is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal reading lists, as well as community, college, and university library Contemporary Literary Fiction collections." -Midwest Review
Genre: General Fiction
"Dunn marks her adult debut (after the YA novel Rebels by Accident) with this enjoyable story of a woman's return to her riotous Italian American family in the Bronx on the eve of the Persian Gulf War. . . . Dunn's homage to dysfunctional yet loving relationships comes alive with the inexorable pull of family." -Publishers Weekly"A novel that brings the Bronx to teeming life with a wry marriage of drama and humor." .-Kirkus Reviews
"Original and as entertaining as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking, 'Last Stop on the 6' is one of those all-to-rare novels that will linger in the mind and memory of the reader long after the book itself is finished and set back upon the shelf. Showcasing Patricia Dunn's skills with respect to an impressive narrative storytelling style, 'Last Stop on the 6' is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal reading lists, as well as community, college, and university library Contemporary Literary Fiction collections." -Midwest Review
Genre: General Fiction
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