Sotto racconta la vita di due sorelle gemelle cresciute nella comunità ebraica del Lower East Side di New York all'inizio del XX secolo. Durante l'adolescenza le sorelle prendono strade diverse: Fanya lavora per una donna che pratica aborti clandestini, mentre Esther, affascinata da danzatrici di burlesque, diventa una prostituta, poi un'attrice affermata. I destini delle due sorelle si separano del tutto. Leela Corman in questo volume descrive con umorismo yiddish le difficoltà delle popolazioni immigrate in America fino alla vigilia della Grande Depressione. Uno spaccato della storia sociale americana, un quadro per immagini della cultura ebraica a New York, un libro sull'emancipazione femminile.

"A mesmerizing, heartbreaking graphic novel of immigrant life on New York's Lower East Side at the turn of the twentieth century, as seen through the eyes of twin sisters whose lives take radically and tragically different paths. For six-year-old Esther and Fanya, the teeming streets of New York's Lower East Side circa 1910 are both a fascinating playground and a place where life's lessons are learned quickly and often cruelly. In drawings that capture both the tumult and the telling details of that street life, Unterzakhn (Yiddish for 'Underthings') tells the story of these sisters: as wide-eyed little girls absorbing the sights and sounds of a neighborhood of struggling immigrants; as teenagers taking their own tentative steps into the wider world (Esther working for a woman who runs both a burlesque theater and a whorehouse, Fanya for an obstetrician who also performs illegal abortions); and, finally, as adults battling for their own piece of the 'golden land,' where the difference between just barelysurviving and triumphantly succeeding involves, for each of them, painful decisions that will have unavoidably tragic repercussions" -- fromp ublisher's web site.

This is not your grandmother's gardening book. You Grow Girl is a hip, humorous how-to for crafty gals everywhere who are discovering a passion for gardening but lack the know-how to turn their dreams of homegrown tomatoes and fresh-cut flowers into a reality.

Gayla Trail, creator of YouGrowGirl.com, provides guidance for both beginning and intermediate gardeners with engaging tips, projects, and recipes -- whether you have access to a small backyard or merely to a fire escape. You Grow Girl eliminates the intimidation factor and reveals how easy and enjoyable it can be to cultivate plants and flowers even when resources and space are limited. Divided into accessible sections like Plan, Plant, and Grow, You Grow Girl takes readers through the entire gardening experience:

• Preparing soil

• Nurturing seedlings

• Fending off critters

• Reaping the bounty

• Readying plants for winter

• Preparing for the seasons ahead

Gayla also includes a wealth of ingenious and creative projects, such as:

• Transforming your garden's harvest into lush bath and beauty products

• Converting household junk into canny containers

• Growing and bagging herbal tea

• Concocting homemade pest repellents

...and much, much more.

Witty, wise, and as practical as it is stylish, You Grow Girl is guaranteed to show you how to get your garden on. All you need is a windowsill and a dream!