2008 Longlist
Brookland
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Set in eighteenth-century Brooklyn, this is the beautifully written story of a woman with a vision: a gargantuan construction of timber and masonry to span the East River. With the help of her sisters–high-spirited Tem and silent, uncanny Pearl–Prue fires the imaginations of the people of Brooklyn and New York by promising them easy passage between their two worlds.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
A fantastical story of three unconventional women in 1700s Brooklyn. Great combination of history, architecture and family life
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country
United States
Original Language
English
Publisher
Farrar
Nominating Library
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