Old New York (2 books in series)

City of Promise: A Novel of New York's Gilded Age (2011)
language
English
3.92 of 5 Votes: 4
review 1: I'd already read one one Swerling's books and enjoyed the historical fiction so I thought I'd check out more. This book was great. It captivated me from the start. The characters are actually descendants from City of Dreams. The book is set in the late 1700s as Manhattan is m...
City of God: A Novel of Passion and Wonder in Old New York (2004)
language
English
4.13 of 5 Votes: 3
review 1: Mmmm... I give this book the stars for the historical context. I love this period in American history, and found the historical portions of this book fascinating. The characters were flat- I didn't connect with them or care about them- and the plot was slow, which is painful for ...