Edward Rutherfurd, the master of historical fiction, follows up his bestseller London with a dramatic depiction of New York, from the city’s founding to the present day.
Rutherfurd tells the story of this great city as no other author could – from the epic, empty grandeur of the New World to the skyscrapers and busy streets of the ‘City That Never Sleeps’. It is a place echoing with stories, from old Manhattan's Indian trails and Dutch settlements to the construction of the Empire State Building and the tragedy of the 9/11 attacks.
This irresistible tale is told through a cast of fictional and true characters, just like Rutherfurd’s previous bestsellers Dublin and Ireland: Awakening.