{"product_id":"torchy-and-vee","title":"Torchy y Vee","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow far can a red-haired office boy get with a sharp tongue, steady nerve, and someone to win over?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Sewell Ford's Torchy and Vee, a quick-witted New Yorker talks his way upward through the business world. Torchy starts as an office boy and becomes a sharp young assistant, with little respect for rank. Among bosses, messengers, and clients, his nerve and good humor help him bluff through trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut getting ahead is not all Torchy wants. Vee, short for Verona, is the young woman he loves, and she has a mind of her own. As office problems call for quick answers, romance makes him see himself differently. Short comic episodes bring his working life and his hopes for love together in his own breezy voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn underdog with nerve\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Torchy as quick thinking and cheerful confidence carry him through the business world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove beyond the jokes\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Vee, whose independent mind gives Torchy more to think about than getting ahead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesks, bosses, and punch lines\u003c\/strong\u003e – Find comedy in office problems, where Mr. Robert Ellins relies on his quick young assistant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNew York in full chatter\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy fast talk and early twentieth-century American slang in Torchy's lively account of city life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall troubles, lively episodes\u003c\/strong\u003e – Each short episode brings a fresh problem and punch line to a growing picture of Torchy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy light comedy, early American slang, cheerful underdogs, and a glimpse of office life in old New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and let Torchy talk you into his busy, hopeful world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534631829852,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/02308_en_ebook-front_c12.jpg?v=1792174982","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/es\/products\/torchy-y-vee","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}