Forever
This widely acclaimed bestseller is the magical, epic tale of an extraordinary man who arrives in New York in 1740 and remains ... forever. Through the eyes of Cormac O'Connor - granted immortality as long as he never leaves the island of Manhattan - we watch New York grow from a tiny settlement...
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This widely acclaimed bestseller is the magical, epic tale of an extraordinary man who arrives in New York in 1740 and remains ... forever. Through the eyes of 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 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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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316735698 (0316735698)
ASIN: 316735698
Publish date: January 1st 2003
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Pages no: 613
Edition language: English
I can't beat Davidadams for his review of this book so I'm not going to try, I'm just going to summarise some of the plot points and my reaction to the book.Cormac O'Connor is living in the north of Ireland, his parents are using a different name to hide the fact that they're native irish rather tha...
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