New York: A Novel

jaxx6166 · 02-12-2010, 12:22 AM

New York: A Novel by Edward Rutherfurd - - has anyone checked this out or the author before? It looks like an interesting read.

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Rutherfurd celebrates America's greatest city in a rich, engrossing saga that showcases his extraordinary ability to combine impeccable historical research and storytelling flair. As in his earlier, bestselling novels, he illuminates cultural, social, and political upheavals through the lives of a remarkably diverse set of families.

As he recounts the intertwining fates of characters rich and poor, black and white, native born and immigrant, Rutherfurd brings to life the momentous events that shaped New York and America: the Revolutionary War, the emergence of the city as a great trading and financial center, the excesses of the Gilded Age, the explosion of immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the trials of World War II, the near-demise of New York in the 1970s and its roaring rebirth in the '90s, and the attacks on the World Trade Center. Sprinkled throughout are captivating cameo appearances by historical figures ranging from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln to Babe Ruth.

New York is the book that millions of Rutherfurd's American fans have been waiting for. A brilliant mix of romance, war, family drama, and personal triumphs, it gloriously captures the search for freedom and prosperity at the heart of our nation's history.

Katti's Cat · 02-12-2010, 02:03 AM

I have read a few books from him (The Forest & Sarum) and really loved it. The stories are well researched and he is very good at weaving a thread through the whole history by using a few families.

Can only recommend this to anyone interested in well research historical fiction.

I have 'New York' on my buy list but atm it is still a bit expensive for me.

jaxx6166 · 02-13-2010, 12:39 PM

Don't know why my response never posted..

But it's currently available in the sony store for $9.99, and the same with B/N. I'm unsure if that will transfer over to Australia though =(

buckm56 · 02-13-2010, 12:45 PM

I am reading now and really enjoying it. Very interesting way to learn something about that area of the country from its time as a colony. I checked it out from our library.

I'm just now to the section of the Revolutionary War.

Katti's Cat · 02-13-2010, 05:56 PM

I caved and got the pbook - only because I have his other books on the shelf and love going back to them. *Sigh*

jaxx6166 · 02-23-2010, 08:29 PM

I picked it up thru Sony, it's in my TBR pile. Unfortunately, it's getting bigger and bigger as the days go by.

lilac_jive · 02-23-2010, 08:58 PM

I bought it when the price when the price went to $9.99. I found out about it after seeing an ad on goodreads, and thought it looked interesting. Since it's so giant, I'm going to have to be smart about how I read it (I'm on a roll right now, I've read one book for every day of the year so far and I'm trying to see how long that goes. This book might put a crimp in that).

jaxx6166 · 02-23-2010, 09:34 PM

That's been my fear so far as well. I'm at around 5 books for the year under my belt so far, wish i had your success rate..

But this 900 page monster does beckon. So many books. So little time.

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02-12-2010, 02:03 AM	#2
Katti's Cat Wizard Posts: 2,259 Karma: 175640 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Sony PRS-600	I have read a few books from him (The Forest & Sarum) and really loved it. The stories are well researched and he is very good at weaving a thread through the whole history by using a few families. Can only recommend this to anyone interested in well research historical fiction. I have 'New York' on my buy list but atm it is still a bit expensive for me.

02-13-2010, 12:39 PM	#3
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Don't know why my response never posted.. But it's currently available in the sony store for $9.99, and the same with B/N. I'm unsure if that will transfer over to Australia though =(

02-13-2010, 12:45 PM	#4
buckm56 Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Colorado, US Device: Kindle 3	I am reading now and really enjoying it. Very interesting way to learn something about that area of the country from its time as a colony. I checked it out from our library. I'm just now to the section of the Revolutionary War.

02-13-2010, 05:56 PM	#5
Katti's Cat Wizard Posts: 2,259 Karma: 175640 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Sony PRS-600	I caved and got the pbook - only because I have his other books on the shelf and love going back to them. Sigh

02-23-2010, 08:29 PM	#6
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	I picked it up thru Sony, it's in my TBR pile. Unfortunately, it's getting bigger and bigger as the days go by.

02-23-2010, 08:58 PM	#7
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I bought it when the price when the price went to $9.99. I found out about it after seeing an ad on goodreads, and thought it looked interesting. Since it's so giant, I'm going to have to be smart about how I read it (I'm on a roll right now, I've read one book for every day of the year so far and I'm trying to see how long that goes. This book might put a crimp in that).

02-23-2010, 09:34 PM	#8
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	That's been my fear so far as well. I'm at around 5 books for the year under my belt so far, wish i had your success rate.. But this 900 page monster does beckon. So many books. So little time.

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