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A review by leemac027
New York: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd
5.0
I am a massive Rutherfurd fan and again this book was simply wonderful.
The story of what is now New York, starts back in the 1600s with Dutch settlers and local traditional owners, and over centuries Rutherfurd takes the reader through generations of families that lived on this land. Their lives are intertwined over time, the plots intriguing, complex and so well researched.
We are taken through the War of Independence and the Civil War with the rivalries and factions on all sides. Immigration and its impact on the city, together with the gangs and their violence shows yet another side to the city and the influence this had on its development.
All through the narrative we are shown the difference between those with money and those without, those with old money and those with new, the privileged and those without.
This culminates in the 9/11 attacks on the city showing the tragedy and the consequent focus on the future.
The story of what is now New York, starts back in the 1600s with Dutch settlers and local traditional owners, and over centuries Rutherfurd takes the reader through generations of families that lived on this land. Their lives are intertwined over time, the plots intriguing, complex and so well researched.
We are taken through the War of Independence and the Civil War with the rivalries and factions on all sides. Immigration and its impact on the city, together with the gangs and their violence shows yet another side to the city and the influence this had on its development.
All through the narrative we are shown the difference between those with money and those without, those with old money and those with new, the privileged and those without.
This culminates in the 9/11 attacks on the city showing the tragedy and the consequent focus on the future.