Through the Children's Gate : A Home in New York (Paperback)

from Othemts

This collection of essays documents Gopnik's life upon returning to New York City with his wife and young children after living in Paris. The September 11th attacks occur shortly after they move in and they color a lot of the stories in this book. There are humorous bits about Gopnik's therapist,...

from debnance

Gopnik and his wife decide to move with their family from Paris back home to New York City. The chapters of the book consist of little stories about Gopnik's kids, about life in New York City after living in Paris, about New York after 9-11. The subject of the chapters is not important. Gopnik ha...

from Marliesd

Some of the essays, especially the first one, are a little hard going, but overall, a very nice book about New York and raising children there. You will especially love the stories about Olivia and her imaginary friend.

from janey47

Wow, this book really took me by surprise. I like Gopnik and regularly read his articles and talk pieces in the New Yorker, but I hadn't quite realized what it would be like to read an entire collection of his essays in one gulp (I admit that I have not read Paris to the Moon, but I certainly wil...

from RussellBittner

J. P. Donleavy once wrote a hilarious novel titled A Fairy Tale of New York. Adam Gopnik's masterpiece could be just as aptly titled. He has, however, chosen a somewhat more prosaic title while letting the content of his non-fiction work read very much like the title of Donleavy's opus.While Gopn...