Lyla Blake Ward

Through essays, poems, histories, and vintage photos, Ward lets us imagine growing up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in the 1930’s and early 1940’s. As she recaptures the atmosphere of her community and its culture she writes “it was a place where almost everyone she knew was Jewish and only the pigeons ate white bread”. Her stories come alive with mouthwatering anecdotes and will bring back fond memories for many readers.