Name: Golden Hill: A Novel of Old New York - Francis Spufford
Brand: Francis Spufford
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nA Wall Street Journal Top Ten Fiction Book of 2017 * A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book of the Year * A Seattle Times Favorite Book of 2017 * An NPR Best Book of 2017 * A Kirkus Reviews Best Historical Fiction Book of the Year * A Library Journal Top Historical Fiction Book of the Year * Winner of the Costa First Novel Award, the RSL Ondaatje Prize, and the Desmond Elliott Prize * Winner of the New York City Book Award Gorgeously crafted...Spufford's sprawling recreation here is pitch perfect. --Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air A fast-paced romp that keeps its eyes on the moral conundrums of America. --The New Yorker Delirious storytelling backfilled with this much intelligence is a rare and happy sight. --The New York Times Golden Hill possesses a fluency and immediacy, a feast of the senses...I love this book. --The Washington Post The spectacular first novel from acclaimed nonfiction author Francis Spufford follows the adventures of a mysterious young man in mid-eighteenth century Manhattan, thirty years before the American Revolution. New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan island, 1746. One rainy evening in November, a handsome young stranger fresh off the boat arrives at a countinghouse door on Golden Hill Street: this is Mr. Smith, amiable, charming, yet strangely determined to keep suspicion shimmering. For in his pocket, he has what seems to be an order for a thousand pounds, a huge sum, and he won't explain why, or where he comes from, or what he is planning