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The Orphanmaster: A Novel of Early Manhattan

Autor Jean Zimmerman
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 apr 2013 – vârsta de la 18 ani
A love story wrapped around a murder mystery, set in seventeenth-century Manhattan
 
In 1663 in the hardscrabble colony of New Amsterdam—today’s lower Manhattan—orphan children are going missing and residents suspect a serial killer. The list of possible culprits is long and strange. Among those looking into the mystery are a shrewd young Dutch woman, Blandine van Couvering, and a dashing Englishman, Edward Drummond, whose newfound romance is threatened by horrible accusations.
            In this spellbinding work of historical fiction, Jean Zimmerman relates the harsh realities of life in early Manhattan, re-creating the sights, smells, and textures of the rough settlement surrounded by wilderness and subject to political turmoil. Compulsively readable and filled with New York history, The Orphanmaster will delight fans of Caleb Carr, Hilary Mantel, and Geraldine Brooks.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780143123538
ISBN-10: 014312353X
Pagini: 418
Ilustrații: b/w maps in FM
Dimensiuni: 137 x 211 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Penguin Books

Notă biografică

Jean Zimmerman is the author several works of nonfiction, including Love, Fiercely: A Gilded Age Romance and The Women of the House: How a Colonial She-Merchant Built a Mansion, a Fortune, and a Dynasty. She lives in Ossining, New York. This is her first novel.


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In 1663 in the hardscrabble colony of New Amsterdam, orphan children are going missing and residents suspect a serial killer. Among those looking into the mystery are a shrewd young Dutch woman, Blandine, and a dashing Englishman, Edward, whose newfound romance is threatened by horrible accusations.