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City of Dreams
City of Dreams: A Novel of Early Manhattan | Beverly Swerling
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In 1661, Lucas Turner, a barber surgeon, and his sister, Sally, an apothecary, stagger off a small wooden ship after eleven weeks at sea. Bound to each other by blood and necessity, they aim to make a fresh start in the rough and rowdy Dutch settlement of Nieuw Amsterdam; but soon lust, betrayal, and murder will make them mortal enemies. In their struggle to survive in the New World, Lucas and Sally make choices that will burden their descendants with a legacy of secrets and retribution, and create a heritage that sets cousin against cousin, physician against surgeon, and, ultimately, patriot against Tory. In what will be the greatest city in the New World, the fortunes of these two families are inextricably entwined by blood and fire in an unforgettable American saga of pride and ambition, love and hate, and the becoming of the dream that is New York City.
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megnews
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#3books #setinnewyorkcity My favorite setting

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚👍🏻 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'm halfway through The Lions of Fifth Avenue. It's interesting so far. 4y
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Texreader
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It‘s so good to see these old friends. They are a wonderful historical fiction trilogy about NYC when it was still Nieuw Amsterdam. I really loved them.

P.S. I just looked up this series and there‘s a 4th book! City of Promise. Guess what‘s going on my wishlist? And then time for a reread. Nice.

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Books that start out with a timeline or family tree always make me nervous. It makes me wonder if I'm smart enough to be reading the book at all! 😱

DivineDiana Of course you are! The good news is that they have done the work for you! 😉 6y
bg_reads @DivineDiana what a wonderful response! I'm actually just a few pages in and the man is a barber but is also skilled in surgery, and the gal he's speaking with wants to hire him as a stone cutter. I wonder how all of these occupations relate to one another. Maybe I need to Google it. 😂 6y
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bg_reads
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I love perusing my shelves for my next book. It's one of my favorite things about reading. The ever enticing "what's next?" gets me every time. ♡♡♡

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tracy.anne8
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This book took me more than 6 months to finish, had very small type, covered several generations of the same family(as you can see from the picture above) and at times, was very graphic and gory and I loved every bit of it. This was the perfect book to end this year with. #historicalfiction #newyork

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tracy.anne8
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I can either be a maid in the 1730s or a mantua-maker(gown maker). Not sure how I would dress as a mantua-maker so I guess maid it is! @JoeStalksBeck

JoeStalksBeck Very good!❤️❤️ 7y
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tracy.anne8
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My #booksandbooze for the evening. I'm also counting this for #sharp since the book is about a family of surgeons/physicians/apothecaries and there is a lot of cutting(and I mean a lot!). #backtoreading #anditsaugust

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tracy.anne8
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My current state. He fell asleep on my lap/arm and is snoring away while I sit here and longingly stare at my book, which is just out of reach. #dogsoflitsy

DGRachel Oh no! 😂😂😍🐶 7y
tracy.anne8 @LaurenReads @DGRachel He was too cute to move but then someone came to door and he had to go investigate so I was able to move again. 7y
Reecaspieces I hate it when that happens. But I don't disturb them either. Too sweet 7y
tracy.anne8 @Reecaspieces I do too but he just looked so comfortable. 7y
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tracy.anne8
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Starting this baby while waiting for my toenails to dry. I wish I didn't have things to do today so I could spend all day with this one. #historicalfiction #newyork #currentlyreading

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tracy.anne8
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Guess who just discovered #thriftbooks my wallet is not happy with me 😔. It was already bad enough with #bookoutlet oh well 😄

Texreader These books are fantastic!! Enjoy!! 8y
tracy.anne8 @Texreader Thank you! I'm so excited to start these! I just bought the whole series! 8y
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Kboltz
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I loved this historical novel of New York and how the author incorporates the history of medicine throughout it. The description of how sickness was treated will make you squirm! Loved it, sometimes history hurts

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SaraFair
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Finally finished this saga. Boy did I love the detailed info/research on surgeons and apothecaries in the early days of the colonies, and the interesting family involved. Covers much history of New York as well. But beware the gore and explicit portions, I had to skim certain parts of it. I just know I am so blessed to have been born in modern times!

DebinHawaii Such a sweet face! 🐶❤️ 8y
megnews I started this last year. Got 100 pages in. I was really enjoying it but I get bogged down in epic novels. Plans to finish this year. 8y
DivineDiana That face!!! 💗 8y
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Gulfsidemusing Ooh, that little face!💕🐶 8y
SaraFair @DebinHawaii @DivineDiana @Lakesidemusing - that face needs washing, but she is my constant companion! 8y
SaraFair @megnews - frankly I skipped most of the in between history, it just cluttered my thoughts and frankly didn't need it for the story of the family... 8y
Desha Awww so cute! Is yours a full Yorkie? My Sophie is a Morkie...half yorkie half Maltese. She's my constant companion too...yes she has a pink stroller and a pink carry bag, more clothes than I have and leopard print pj's that I just got for her the other day lol.😜😂☺❤ I think my litsy feed should just be pics of her lol...I think it almost is anyways! 😜🐾🐾❤ What is your baby's name? 8y
SaraFair @Desha- This is Ronnie! She is named after the old movie star Veronica Lake (she's a blonde). Ronnie is a Cairn Terrier (like Toto on. Wizard of Oz). I did a stint in showing dogs and she is my champion. I will try to do another pic with her this weekend. Sophie is probably smaller than Ronnie- she is 15 lbs. Hard to find room for her in the lap when my books are there! 8y
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Oftencantdecide
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#SeasonsReadings2016- Although most of City of Dreams takes place after the British took control of Manhattan, it still is a good #fictionnonfictionpairing with The Island at the Center of the World.

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megnews
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Most anticipated reads: City of Dreams has been on TBR list for awhile. Been putting it off because I get stalled in long books. A friend read it after our NYC trip so I'm going to give it a go. I started My Name is Resolute awhile ago with great anticipation but again, long book. (Wish me luck) Making a library run today to pick up my other anticipated read: Another Brooklyn. Still waiting on The Underground Railroad & Ashes to arrive. #booktober

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joriwynnelove
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Historical fiction that beats with the pulse of New York before it was a city. Reminds me of a shortened Ken Follet novel.

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