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A review by thain
Unseen City by Amy Shearn
4.0
Quirky ghost story that delves into Brooklyn’s history and racial heritage. A self-proclaimed spinster librarian helps a library patron research a house owned by his family that may be part of
the forgotten free Black community of Weeksville from the 19th century that was absorbed into Crown Heights. A second timeline follows a Black girl who ended up in the house - and never left. Her reason for not moving on was a bit murky, but her story was compelling.
the forgotten free Black community of Weeksville from the 19th century that was absorbed into Crown Heights. A second timeline follows a Black girl who ended up in the house - and never left. Her reason for not moving on was a bit murky, but her story was compelling.