Going Into Town: A Love Letter to New York by Roz Chast New Year citrus farmer

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Going Into Town: A Love Letter to New York by Roz Chast New Year citrus farmerFor native Brooklynite Roz Chast, adjusting to life in the suburbs (where people own trees!?) was surreal. But she recognized that for her kids, the reverse was true. On trips into town, they would marvel at the strange world of Manhattan: its gum wad dotted sidewalks, honey combed streets, and "those West Side Story things" (fire escapes). Their wonder inspired Going into Town, part playful guide, part New York stories, and part love letter to the