Forever by Pete Hamill is the magical, epic tale of an extraordinary man who arrives in New York in 1740 and remains. . . forever. Through the eyes of young Cormac O'Connor—granted immortality as long as he never leaves the island of Manhattan—we watch New York grow from a tiny settlement on the tip of an untamed wilderness to the thriving metropolis of today. And through Cormac's remarkable adventures in both love and war, we come to know all the city's buried secrets—the way it has been shaped by greed, race, and waves of immigration, by the unleashing of enormous human energies, and, above all, by hope.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
New York
Bonnie said, "Forever by Pete Hamill is a book about New York that will require a suspension of disbelief, but I really enjoyed the book."
Forever by Pete Hamill is the magical, epic tale of an extraordinary man who arrives in New York in 1740 and remains. . . forever. Through the eyes of young Cormac O'Connor—granted immortality as long as he never leaves the island of Manhattan—we watch New York grow from a tiny settlement on the tip of an untamed wilderness to the thriving metropolis of today. And through Cormac's remarkable adventures in both love and war, we come to know all the city's buried secrets—the way it has been shaped by greed, race, and waves of immigration, by the unleashing of enormous human energies, and, above all, by hope.
Forever by Pete Hamill is the magical, epic tale of an extraordinary man who arrives in New York in 1740 and remains. . . forever. Through the eyes of young Cormac O'Connor—granted immortality as long as he never leaves the island of Manhattan—we watch New York grow from a tiny settlement on the tip of an untamed wilderness to the thriving metropolis of today. And through Cormac's remarkable adventures in both love and war, we come to know all the city's buried secrets—the way it has been shaped by greed, race, and waves of immigration, by the unleashing of enormous human energies, and, above all, by hope.
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I just bought "North River" by Pete Hamill so I'll be interested in hearing more about this one.
Also, I liked your Book Around the States idea so much that I've created a personal challenge for myself based on it. I hope you don't mind me stealing your idea. I've posted my choices here:
http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2007/08/book-around-states.html
I can always delete it if you want me too. Let me know. BTW, I got some great ideas from the books you've listed here.
This is exactly what I hope people will do, Framed, choose to read books about the states. The one we've added about Washington, DC, also looks good to me, in case you want to add "plus one" to your reading challenge.
Thanks for sharing your link with us. I'll let people know you have a list of books. Please let us know about any really good books you run across ... that will help us find the best ones to read.
My mom read, recommended, and passed a copy of this book on to me. She's also from NYC.
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