Brookland (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312425807)

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year
A Los Angeles Times Book Review Favorite Book of the Year

Since her girlhood, Prudence Winship has gazed across the tidal straits from her home in Brooklyn to the city of Manhattan and yearned to bridge the distance. Now, firmly established as the owner of an enormously successful gin distillery she inherited from her father, she can begin to realize her dream.

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.

Brookland confirms Emily Barton's reputation as one of the finest writers of her generation, whose work is blessedly post-ironic, engaging and heartfelt (Thomas Pynchon).

Author: Emily Barton
ISBN-10: 0312425805
ISBN-13: 9780312425807
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 02/20/2007
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 04/06/2007 pg. 80
New York Times 04/08/2007 pg. 28