Golden Hill [large print] : a novel of old New York / Francis Spufford.
"New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan island, 1746. One rainy evening in November, a handsome young stranger fresh off the boat arrives at a countinghouse door on Golden Hill Street: this is Mr. Smith, amiable, charming, yet strangely determined to keep suspicion shimmering. For in his pocket, he has what seems to be an order for a thousand pounds, a huge sum, and he won't explain why, or where he comes from, or what he is planning to do in the colonies that requires so much money. Should the New York merchants trust him? Should they risk their credit and refuse to pay? Should they befriend him, seduce him, arrest him; maybe even kill him? Rich in language and historical perception, yet compulsively readable, Golden Hill is a story "taut with twists and turns" that "keeps you gripped until its tour-de-force conclusion" (The Times, London). Spufford paints an irresistible picture of a New York provokingly different from its later metropolitan self but already entirely a place where a young man with a fast tongue can invent himself afresh, fall in love--and find a world of trouble."--Page [4] of cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781432847050
- ISBN: 1432847058
- Physical Description: 479 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Awards Note: | Costa Book Awards winner, first novel category, 2016 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | New York (N.Y.) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Large print books. Historical fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) |
Search for related items by series
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Harnett County Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angier Public Library | LgPrt F Spu (Text) | 33632002669159 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| LDR | 02782cam a22004458i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 10900338 | ||
| 003 | CARDINAL | ||
| 005 | 20180119161656.0 | ||
| 008 | 170921t20182016meu d 000 1 eng | ||
| 010 | . | ‡a 2017044167 | |
| 020 | . | ‡a9781432847050 ‡q(hardcover) | |
| 020 | . | ‡a1432847058 ‡q(hardcover) | |
| 035 | . | ‡a(OCoLC)1004576234 | |
| 040 | . | ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡erda ‡cDLC ‡dOCLCF ‡dOCLCO ‡dOCLCQ ‡dORX ‡dFM0 ‡dOCLCO ‡dBKL ‡dIHI | |
| 042 | . | ‡apcc | |
| 050 | 1 | 0. | ‡aPR6119.P84 ‡bG65 2018 |
| 082 | 0 | 0. | ‡a823/.92 ‡223 |
| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aSpufford, Francis, ‡d1964- ‡eauthor. ‡0(CARDINAL)342589 |
| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aGolden Hill ‡h[large print] : ‡ba novel of old New York / ‡cFrancis Spufford. |
| 250 | . | ‡aLarge print edition. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aWaterville, Maine : ‡bThorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, ‡c2018. | |
| 264 | 4. | ‡c©2016 | |
| 300 | . | ‡a479 pages (large print) ; ‡c23 cm. | |
| 336 | . | ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent | |
| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia | |
| 338 | . | ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier | |
| 340 | . | ‡nlarge print. ‡2rda | |
| 490 | 1 | . | ‡aThorndike Press large print Bill's bookshelf |
| 520 | . | ‡a"New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan island, 1746. One rainy evening in November, a handsome young stranger fresh off the boat arrives at a countinghouse door on Golden Hill Street: this is Mr. Smith, amiable, charming, yet strangely determined to keep suspicion shimmering. For in his pocket, he has what seems to be an order for a thousand pounds, a huge sum, and he won't explain why, or where he comes from, or what he is planning to do in the colonies that requires so much money. Should the New York merchants trust him? Should they risk their credit and refuse to pay? Should they befriend him, seduce him, arrest him; maybe even kill him? Rich in language and historical perception, yet compulsively readable, Golden Hill is a story "taut with twists and turns" that "keeps you gripped until its tour-de-force conclusion" (The Times, London). Spufford paints an irresistible picture of a New York provokingly different from its later metropolitan self but already entirely a place where a young man with a fast tongue can invent himself afresh, fall in love--and find a world of trouble."--Page [4] of cover. | |
| 586 | . | ‡aCosta Book Awards winner, first novel category, 2016 | |
| 651 | 0. | ‡aNew York (N.Y.) ‡xHistory ‡yColonial period, ca. 1600-1775 ‡vFiction. | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aLarge print books. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)859167 | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aHistorical fiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)336259 | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aThrillers (Fiction) ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)339520 | |
| 830 | 0. | ‡aThorndike Press large print Bill's bookshelf. ‡0(CARDINAL)629340 | |
| 902 | . | ‡aMARCIVE 201809 | |
| 902 | . | ‡aMARCIVE 201909 | |
| 902 | . | ‡aMARCIVE 201912 | |
| 902 | . | ‡aMARCIVE 202303 | |
| 901 | . | ‡a10900338 ‡b ‡c10900338 ‡tbiblio ‡sSystem Local | |
