User:Swiftsure1/New York (novel)

NEW YORK  was published in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other territories on  3rd  SEPTEMBER  2009. In the USA and Canada, NEW YORK will be published NOVEMBER 10, 2009.

New York’s magnificent gift to the storyteller is a four-century history as exciting as that of any place on earth.

Manhattan echoes with stories, from its Indian trails and Dutch settlements, to the dramatic construction of the Empire State Building and the tale of John Lennon’s Dakota.

The city’s character is unique. In 1776, New York became the British Headquarters; New Yorkers created the canals and railroads that opened up the West. At the start of the Civil War, amazingly, the city even threatened to secede from the Union. From the Crash of ’29 to the tragedy of 9/11, New York has so often been front-stage.

Larger-than-life historical characters abound: Lord Corn bury the transvestite British governor, Washington, Ben Franklin in London, Lincoln, J.P. Morgan the banking titan, Mrs Astor the legendary socialite.

But above all this novel is about ordinary people -  local Indians, Dutch settlers, English merchants, African slaves, German shopkeepers, Irish workers, Jews and Italians arriving through Ellis Island;  gangsters, society ladies and sweatshop children  -  based upon real people whose lives move us. They came to America looking for freedom - and usually found it.

NEW YORK : The Novel conveys at least something of the spirit of this extraordinary city!

ed (talk) 20:38, 3 September 2009 (UTC)