Joy Street: Frances Parkinson Keyes

Boston's Beacon Hill has two sides: one an area of fine old homes, occupied by fine old New England families; and the other a slope of dingy tenements, delicatessens, small, obscure shops, drab bureaus and people forever alien. Roger Field and Emily Thayer chose one of the fine old houses for their bridal home and in the tenements, near enough to be neighbours, the magnetic Pellegrino and the mysterious Simonetta will not only change the course of Roger and Emily's destinies, but will challenge their societal beliefs.  Please not:  contains dialogue and references that would now be considered politically incorrect.